Jagannath Wani, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Jagannath Wani

Date of Birth: 10-Sep-1934

Date of Death: 05-May-2017

Profession: actuary, statistician, social worker

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Jagannath Wani was an Indo-Canadian statistician and philanthropist.
A Professor Emeritus of Statistics and Actuarial Science at the University of Calgary, his philanthropic work in Canada has focused on mental illness, fund raising for the less fortunate in India and promotion of India’s art and culture and multi culturalism in North America.
He was conferred the Order of Canada, the highest civilian honour of Canada, on May 3, 2013.He founded more than 18 organizations in Canada and India in the areas of education, culture, health and mental health.
He established an actuarial science program at the University of Calgary in 1983.