STATISTICIANS IN HISTORY
Jack Chao-sheng Lee
The following excerpt is based on the 2007 article “In Memory
of Professor Jack Chao-sheng Lee (1941–2007),” which
appeared in the Journal of Data Science, Vol. 5, 143–150. For
a complete version, visit www.sinica.edu.tw/~jds/In-memory-of-
Jack-Lee.pdf.
C
hao-sheng Lee can be described as one of the most out-
standing people in Taiwan’s present statistical community.
His 40-year career of teaching and research has resulted in
nearly 100 academic papers in well-known international periodi-
cals. The National Chiao Tung University (NCTU) Graduate
Institute of Statistics, where Lee established himself when he
returned from the United States, has become a cornerstone for the
development of Taiwan’s growing statistical academic circles. The
Prepared by the
NCTU Graduate Institute of Finance, which Lee helped estab-
Institute of Statistics,
lish, has provided Taiwan’s financial sector with the talent needed
National Chiao Tung University
for growth and innovation.
Lee graduated from National Taiwan University’s Department
of Business in 1964 and received his master’s in economics from
the University of Rochester in 1969. He studied under Seymour
Geisser at The State University of New York, Buffalo, and received
his PhD in statistics in 1972. Upon completing his education, he
began his teaching career at the University of Minnesota, and then
taught at Wright State University, as well as other universities, for
many years. He then went to Bell Labs and devoted himself to
research in economics and statistics.
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