Bernard Silverman

Education Silverman was educated at the City of London School, an independent day school in Central London, from 1961 to 1969, on a Carpenter Scholarship (similar to today's full bursary), followed by Jesus College, Cambridge.

Degrees and qualifications 1973 Bachelor of Arts, Cambridge (Wrangler) 1974 Part III of Mathematical Tripos, Cambridge (with Distinction) 1977 Doctor of Philosophy, Cambridge 1989 Doctor of Science, Cambridge 1993 Chartered Statistician, Royal Statistical Society 2000 Bachelor of Theology, Southampton (First Class Honours) through STETS

Awards and honours 1970 Gold Medal, International Mathematical Olympiad 1974 Mayhew Prize for Mathematical Tripos Part III, University of Cambridge 1976 Smith's Prize, University of Cambridge 1984 Royal Statistical Society Guy Medal in Bronze 1985 Special Invited Paper, Institute of Mathematical Statistics 1988 Technometrics Special Discussion Paper, American Statistical Association 1991 Presidents' Award of the Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies 1993 Fulkerson Lecturer, Cornell University 1995 Royal Statistical Society Guy Medal in Silver 1997 Fellow of the Royal Society 1999 Special Invited Paper, Institute of Mathematical Statistics 1999 Henri Willem Methorst Medal, International Statistical Institute 2000 Corcoran Lecturer, University of Oxford 2001 Member of Academia Europaea 2002 Original Member, Highly Cited Researchers database, ISI 2003 Honorary Fellow, Jesus College, Cambridge 2017 Honorary doctorate of Science from the University of Bath 2018 Knight Bachelor in the 2018 New Year Honours for public service and services to Science

Ecclesiastical career Silverman was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1999 and as a priest in 2000. From 1999 to 2005, he was an honorary assistant curate of Cotham Parish Church in the Diocese of Bristol. Between 2005 and 2009, he held Permission to Officiate in the Diocese of Oxford. Then, from 2009 to 2015, he was an honorary assistant curate of St Giles' Church and St Margaret's Church, Oxford. From 2015 to 2022, he held Permission to Officiate in both the Diocese of Oxford and in the Diocese of London. He retired from ordained ministry in 2022.

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