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.^{[citation needed]} From 1979 to 1991, he served as professor at University of Denver, Colorado until his death.^{[citation needed]} He served as visiting professor for two years to the Iowa State University in 1962.^{[citation needed]}

In 1974, Huzurbazar was awarded the Padma Bhushan from Government of India for his contributions to the field of statistics.^[1] In 1983 he was elected as a Fellow of the American Statistical Association.^[2]

Career

Huzurbazar completed his high school from Rajaram High school, Kolhapur.^{[citation needed]} He did his B.Sc. from University of Mumbai and M.Sc. in statistics from Banaras Hindu University during 1940–1941.^{[citation needed]} Huzurbazar earned his Ph.D. in statistics from University of Cambridge in 1950; his advisor was Harold Jeffreys. Huzurbazar worked in the Gauhati University, Lucknow University and also in the Bureau of Economics and Statistics of Government of Bombay.^{[citation needed]}

Personal

Huzurbazar's two daughters, Snehalata V. Huzurbazar and Aparna V. Huzurbazar, both became notable statisticians.^[3]

Works

• Vasant S. Huzurbazar (1 September 1976). Sufficient Statistics. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-0-8247-6296-4.