I. Richard Savage was born in Detroit, Michigan on October 26, 1925. He received his bachelor's degree from the University of Chicago in 1944, a master's degree from the University of Michigan in 1945, and a doctoral degree from Columbia University in 1954. Savage was a statistician at the National Bureau of Standards from 1951-1954, and an acting assistant professor of statistics at Stanford University from 1954-1957. He was a faculty member at the University of Minnesota from 1957-1963, and was a professor at Florida State University from 1963-1974. Savage joined the Yale University faculty in 1974 as a professor of statistics, a position he held until his retirement in 1991. He has been a fellow of the American Statistical Association and the Institute of Mathematical Statistics, a member of the International Statistical Institute, and editor of the Journal of the American Statistical Association and of Annals of Statistics.
A specialist in population censuses and surveys, among other topics, Professor Savage in recent years has focused his research on the role of mathematical applications in the undergraduate mathematics curriculum, statistics for allocations of funds, modifying census counts, problems associated with ability testing of handicapped people and social statistical systems. He received his bachelor's degree from the University of Chicago, a master's degree from the University of Michigan and a doctoral degree from Columbia University. His career includes three years as a mathematical statistician at the National Bureau of Standards and visiting professorships at Stanford University, Harvard Business School and the Imperial College of London. He was a faculty member at the University of Minnesota from 1957 to 1963 and at Florida State University from 1963 to 1974, at which time he joined the Yale faculty. He has been a fellow of the American Statistical Association and the Institute of Mathematical Statistics, a member of the International Statistical Institute, and editor of the Journal of the American Statistical Association and of the Annals of Statistics. He served from 1972 to 1980 on National Research Council committees and served as president of the American Statistical Association in 1984.
Taken from: Yale Weekly Bulletin & Calendar, 1991 July 15-August 26
From the guide to the I. Richard Savage papers, 1951-1995, (Manuscripts and Archives)
