James Nwoye ADICHIE

Biographical record

Title

Prof.

Surname

ADICHIE

First Name

James

Other Names

Nwoye

Gender

Male

Source of Publication

NIBC Who's Who (3rd Edition)

Date of Birth

March 1, 1932

Status

Alive

Place of Birth

Abba

Father's Status

N/A

Mother's Status

N/A

Marital Status

Married

Name of Spouse

Grace Ifeoma Odigwe 1963

Number of Children (Male)

3

Number of Children ( Female)

3

Profession

statistician

Education Level

Tertiary

Schools Attended with Dates

Our Lady's High School, Onitsha, 1947-48, Yaba Technical In stitute (now College of Technology) Lagos, 1948-50, University College, Ibadan, 1957-60, University of California, Berkeley, USA, 1963-66

Membership of Professional Bodies/Professional Qualifications

member, International Statistical Institute, (ISI) since 1978; member, Governing Council of ISI, 1985-87; member, Education Commit tee of ISI, 1987;

Previous Appointments

Research Officer, Central Bank of Nigeria, July-September, 1960; Statistician, Federal Office of Statistics, Lagos, September- December, 1960; Lecturer in Mathematics, Nigerian College of Arts, Science and Tech nology, Enugu, January-September, 1961; Assistant Lecturer in Statistics, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, 1961-66; Lecturer, 1966-72; Senior Lecturer, 1972-74; Associate Professor of Statistics, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, 1974-76; appointed Professor of Statistics, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, since 1976;

Have you ever been a member of any political party?

N/A

Hobbies

reading, table tennis;

Other Relevant Information

James Nwoye Adichie is the first Nigerian Professor of Statistics! He is now retired and lives in Nsukka.

Phone Number

(042) 771960.

Residential Address

305 Marguerite Carthwright Avenue, Universityof Nigeria, Nsukka, Anambra State,

Official Address

Department of Statistics, University of Nigeria, Nsukka