Peter G. Moore, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetPeter G. Moore
British statistician
Date of Birth: 05-Apr-1928
Date of Death: 14-Jun-2010
Profession: statistician
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Peter G. Moore
- Peter Gerald Moore TD FIA (5 April 1928 – 14 June 2010) was a British soldier, actuary, academic and statistician.
- He was Professor of Statistics at London Business School, 1965–1993 and its principal from 1984–1989Professor Moore was a graduate of KCS Wimbledon, and subsequently at University College London where he took a first class honours degree in statistics.
- He also completed a PhD at UCL, including time spent studying at Princeton, NJ (USA).
- Following National Service with the Royal Horse Artillery he joined the Territorial Army and was awarded the Territorial Decoration in 1963.He was a partner in consulting actuaries Duncan Fraser from 1974 to 1977.
- In 1984 he became the first president of the Institute of Actuaries from outside the insurance industry, subsequently also becoming the President of the Royal Statistical Society.
- A freeman of the city of London, he served as master of the Tallow Chandlers Company from 1994-1995.
- He served as a director of many FTSE 100 companies, government committees and helped establish the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
- He was a prolific writer, publishing many books on statistics and risk in management decisions. Moore received an Honorary Doctorate from Heriot-Watt University in 1985 His primary career legacy remains the London Business School.
- As a founding member of the faculty, he helped shape the curriculum and build the institution into a world leading provider of management education.
- In his roles as Vice Principal and Principal (now Dean) through the 1970s and 1980s, he grew the organisation, programs, student base and facilities.
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