PROF. STEFAN STANEV - OUTSTANDING SCIENTIST AND PUBLIC FIGURE

Polya Angelova, Velichko Petrov

Abstract: In this article, the life and creative path of Prof. Stefan Todorov Stanev - a remarkable scientist, patriotic and dedicated functionary of the Bulgarian statistical thought, forever connected his life with Svishtov and the Economic Academy ‘D. A. Tsenov’. Prof. Stanev's multilateral activity identifies him as a university lecturer, an outstanding researcher in the field of statistics and economics, politician, diplomat and prominent public person.

The results of his long-time scientific and lecturing activities and his significant achievements in statistical theory and practice are presented. Key themes of the wide range of issues investigated by one of the most prominent Bulgarian statisticians over the last few decades have been outlined. Studies that have an impact on the development of statistical science in the country and far beyond its boundaries.

With his active presence in the activities of the specialized international statistical structures, Prof. Stanev supports the formation of the state policy in the field of statistics and the development of statistical thought in Bulgaria as an active researcher, methodologist, administrator and long-time editor-in-chief of ‘Statistics’ magazine.

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Date published: 2018-06-07