Peter Gavin Hall (20 November 1951 – 9 January 2016) was an Australian researcher in probability theory and mathematical statistics.
The American Statistical Association described him as one of the most influential and prolific theoretical statisticians in the history of the field.
The School of Mathematics and Statistics Building at The University of Melbourne was renamed the Peter Hall building in his honour on 9 December 2016.
Author: Professor Aurore Delaigle, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne Source: Received directly from the author. License: CC-BY-SA-3.0