Claus Adolf Moser, Baron Moser, KCB,CBE (24 November 1922 – 4 September 2015) was a British statistician who made major contributions in both academia and the Civil Service.[1][2] He prided himself rather on being a non-mathematical statistician, and said that the thing that frightened him most in his life was when Maurice Kendall asked him to teach a course on analysis of variance at the LSE.[3]
Claus Adolf Moser was born in Berlin in 1922. His father was Dr Ernst (Ernest) Moser (1885–1957), owner of the private bank Ernst Moser & Co. in Berlin (est. 1902, liquidated in 1938). His mother was Lotte (née Goldberg, 1897–1976), a talented amateur musician. In 1936 he moved to England with his parents and his brother Heinz Peter August. He went to Frensham Heights School and the London School of Economics (LSE). Despite being Jewish, in 1940, he was interned as an enemy alien in Huyton Camp.
After four months, he was released and served in the Royal Air Force, 1943–1946. He then returned to LSE as Assistant Lecturer, then Lecturer, in Statistics, 1946–1955; Reader in Social Statistics, 1955–1961; Professor of Social Statistics, 1961–1970; Visiting Professor of Social Statistics, 1970–1975.
Moser was honorary Chancellor at Keele University at a time of rapid change after funding cuts in the early 80s, and appointment of a full-time vice-chancellor to reduce staff / student ratios further after that first emergency. Keele's funding per student was reduced by a third and Oxford's by a thirtieth from similar amounts per head in the 70s.
In 1997 Moser participated in a ceremony to mark the start of construction of the Claus Moser Research Centre, a dedicated research facility for the Humanities and Social Sciences.[11] He returned to the university in June 2008 to participate in the official opening of the £3.5m building.[12]
^Nissel, Muriel; Isaacs, Jeremy (6 September 2015). "Lord Moser obituary: Director of the Central Statistical Office who became chairman of the Royal Opera House". The Guardian. UK.
^"Lord Moser – obituary: Statistician, economist, academic and champion of the arts and sciences who believed that all should benefit from high culture". The Daily Telegraph. UK. 6 September 2015.
^Claus Moser and Julian Champkin, 'Lord Moser'. Significance, Wiley, 2 March 2007, doi:10.1111/j.1740-9713.2007.00217.x
^View/Search Fellows of the ASA 16 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 2016-08-20.
^. www1.hw.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 18 April 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
^Steven, Alasdair (5 September 2015). "British statistician and former Chairman of the Royal Opera House Claus Moser dies: German-born academic, civil servant and life peer made a huge contribution to public life". UK: Royal Opera House.
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Claus Adolf Moser Baron Moser KCB CBE 24 November 1922 4 September 2015 was a British statistician who made major contributions in both academia and the Civil Service 1 2 He prided himself rather on being a non mathematical statistician and said that the thing that frightened him most in his life was when Maurice Kendall asked him to teach a course on analysis of variance at the LSE 3 The Right HonourableThe Lord MoserKCB CBEDirector of the Central Statistical OfficeIn office 1967 1978Preceded byHarry CampionSucceeded byJohn BorehamPersonal detailsBornClaus Adolf Moser 1922 11 24 24 November 1922Berlin German ReichDied4 September 2015 2015 09 04 aged 92 Chur SwitzerlandCitizenshipBritishNationalityBritishSpouseMary OxlinEducationFrensham Heights SchoolAlma materLondon School of EconomicsOccupationStatisticianMilitary serviceAllegianceUnited KingdomBranch serviceRoyal Air ForceYears of service1943 1946 Contents 1 Life 2 The Claus Moser Research Centre 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksLife editClaus Adolf Moser was born in Berlin in 1922 His father was Dr Ernst Ernest Moser 1885 1957 owner of the private bank Ernst Moser amp Co in Berlin est 1902 liquidated in 1938 His mother was Lotte nee Goldberg 1897 1976 a talented amateur musician In 1936 he moved to England with his parents and his brother Heinz Peter August He went to Frensham Heights School and the London School of Economics LSE Despite being Jewish in 1940 he was interned as an enemy alien in Huyton Camp After four months he was released and served in the Royal Air Force 1943 1946 He then returned to LSE as Assistant Lecturer then Lecturer in Statistics 1946 1955 Reader in Social Statistics 1955 1961 Professor of Social Statistics 1961 1970 Visiting Professor of Social Statistics 1970 1975 In 1965 he was elected a Fellow of the American Statistical Association 4 He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire CBE in the 1965 New Year Honours 5 and in 1965 he applied for a job at the Central Statistical Office but was rejected as a former enemy alien However this did not seem to be a problem when in 1967 Harold Wilson appointed him Director of the Central Statistical Office He was made a Knight Commander of the Bath KCB in the 1973 New Year Honours 6 He resigned as Director of the Central Statistical Office in 1978 He held a very wide variety of posts These included Member Governing Body Royal Academy of Music 1967 1979 Director Central Statistical Office 1968 1978 BBC Music Advisory Committee 1971 1983 Visiting Fellow Nuffield College Oxford 1972 1980 Chairman Royal Opera House Covent Garden 1974 1987 Director N M Rothschild amp Sons 1978 1990 Vice chairman 1978 1984 President Royal Statistical Society 1978 1980 Chairman Economist Intelligence Unit 1979 1983 Warden of Wadham College Oxford 1984 1993 7 Chancellor Keele University 1986 2002 Trustee London Philharmonic Orchestra 1988 2000 President British Association for the Advancement of Science 1989 1990 Pro Vice Chancellor University of Oxford 1991 1993 Chairman British Museum Development Trust 1993 2003 later Chairman Emeritus Chancellor Open University of Israel 1994 2004 He was made a life peer with the title Baron Moser of Regents Park in the London Borough of Camden on 23 June 2001 8 Other honours included the Albert Medal of the Royal Society of Arts 1996 Commandeur de l Ordre National du Merite France 1976 Commander s Cross Order of Merit Germany 1985 Moser also received an Honorary Doctorate from Heriot Watt University in 1995 9 While on holidays Moser died in Chur Switzerland on 4 September 2015 following a stroke 10 The Claus Moser Research Centre editMoser was honorary Chancellor at Keele University at a time of rapid change after funding cuts in the early 80s and appointment of a full time vice chancellor to reduce staff student ratios further after that first emergency Keele s funding per student was reduced by a third and Oxford s by a thirtieth from similar amounts per head in the 70s In 1997 Moser participated in a ceremony to mark the start of construction of the Claus Moser Research Centre a dedicated research facility for the Humanities and Social Sciences 11 He returned to the university in June 2008 to participate in the official opening of the 3 5m building 12 See also editList of British Jewish scientistsReferences edit Nissel Muriel Isaacs Jeremy 6 September 2015 Lord Moser obituary Director of the Central Statistical Office who became chairman of the Royal Opera House The Guardian UK Lord Moser obituary Statistician economist academic and champion of the arts and sciences who believed that all should benefit from high culture The Daily Telegraph UK 6 September 2015 Claus Moser and Julian Champkin Lord Moser Significance Wiley 2 March 2007 doi 10 1111 j 1740 9713 2007 00217 x View Search Fellows of the ASA Archived 16 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 2016 08 20 No 43529 The London Gazette Supplement 1 January 1965 p 10 No 45860 The London Gazette Supplement 1 January 1973 p 3 Wardens of Wadham Archived 19 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine Wadham College Oxford UK No 56259 The London Gazette 29 June 2001 p 7687 Heriot Watt University Edinburgh Honorary Graduates www1 hw ac uk Archived from the original on 18 April 2016 Retrieved 4 April 2016 Steven Alasdair 5 September 2015 British statistician and former Chairman of the Royal Opera House Claus Moser dies German born academic civil servant and life peer made a huge contribution to public life UK Royal Opera House The Week At Keele Archived 15 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine Keele University UK 12 January 2007 Keele University Facebook bulletin Facebook External links edit nbsp Wikiquote has quotations related to Claus Moser Baron Moser Portraits of Statisticians Government offices Preceded byHarry Campion Director of the Central Statistical Office1967 1978 Succeeded byJohn Boreham Academic offices Preceded byStuart Hampshire Warden of Wadham College Oxford1984 1993 Succeeded byJohn S Flemming Preceded byThe Princess Margaret Countess of Snowdon Chancellor of Keele University1986 2002 Succeeded byDavid Weatherall Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Claus Moser Baron Moser amp oldid 1220481173, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
