Remembering Sir David Cox, 1924–2022

• Published in: Significance (Oxford, England) Vol. 19; no. 2; pp. 30 - 37
• Main Authors: Firth, David, Reid, Nancy, Mayo, Deborah G., Battey, Heather
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Oxford University Press 01.04.2022
• ISSN: 1740-9705; 1740-9713
• DOI: 10.1111/1740-9713.01632

Sir David Cox died on 18 January 2022 at the age of 97. News of his passing was met with an outpouring of tributes. To the Royal Statistical Society, he was “one of the most important statisticians of the past century”. At Nuffield College, Oxford, he was hailed as “a pioneering statistician”. The MRC Biostatistics Unit at Cambridge called him “a giant in the field”, while at St John's College, Cambridge, he was celebrated as “an inspiring scholar”. In this special collection of articles, friends and colleagues remember Sir David in their own way, while also reflecting on his immense contributions to statistics Sir David Cox died on 18 January 2022 at the age of 97. News of his passing was met with an outpouring of tributes. To the Royal Statistical Society, he was “one of the most important statisticians of the past century”. At Nuffield College, Oxford, he was hailed as “a pioneering statistician”. The MRC Biostatistics Unit at Cambridge called him “a giant in the field”, while at St John's College, Cambridge, he was celebrated as “an inspiring scholar”. In this special collection of articles, friends and colleagues remember Sir David in their own way, while also reflecting on his immense contributions to statistics.