V. S. Huzurbazar, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

V. S. Huzurbazar

Indian mathematician

Date of Birth: 15-Sep-1919

Place of Birth: Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India

Date of Death: 15-Nov-1991

Profession: mathematician, statistician, academic

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Vasant Shankar Huzurbazar (15 September 1919 – 15 November 1991) was an Indian statistician from Kolhapur.
Huzurbazar was the founder head of the department of statistics, University of Pune from 1953 to 1976.
From 1979 to 1991, he served as professor at University of Denver, Colorado until his death.
He served as visiting professor for two years to the Iowa State University in 1962.In 1974, Huzurbazar was awarded the Padma Bhushan from Government of India for his contributions to the field of statistics. In 1983 he was elected as a Fellow of the American Statistical Association.