Geoffrey McLachlan

Australian statistician
Person human Q28132613
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Geoffrey McLachlan

Summary

Geoffrey McLachlan is a human[1]. Born in Rockhampton[2], he… he was born on +1946-10-03T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a computer scientist[4], statistician[5], mathematician[6], and university teacher[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Geoffrey McLachlan's place of birth was Rockhampton[2].
  • Geoffrey McLachlan was born on +1946-10-03T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Geoffrey McLachlan was born on +1946-00-00T00:00:00Z[9].
  • Geoffrey McLachlan's professions included computer scientist[4].
  • Geoffrey McLachlan worked as a statistician[5].
  • Geoffrey McLachlan worked as a mathematician[6].
  • Geoffrey McLachlan worked as a university teacher[7].
  • Geoffrey McLachlan's field of work was mathematics[10].
  • Geoffrey McLachlan's field of work was statistics[11].
  • Geoffrey McLachlan's field of work was discriminant analysis[12].
  • Geoffrey McLachlan's field of work was statistical method[13].
  • Geoffrey McLachlan's field of work was machine learning[14].
  • Geoffrey McLachlan's field of work was artificial neural network[15].
  • Among Geoffrey McLachlan's employers was University of Queensland[16].
  • Geoffrey McLachlan's education included a stint at University of Queensland[17].
  • Geoffrey McLachlan's doctoral advisor was Stephen Lipton[18].
  • Geoffrey McLachlan received the Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science[19].
  • Geoffrey McLachlan received the Fellow of the American Statistical Association[20].
  • Geoffrey McLachlan received the Pitman Medal[21].
  • Geoffrey McLachlan is recorded as male[22].
  • Geoffrey McLachlan's instance of is recorded as human[23].
  • Geoffrey McLachlan supervised Kaye Basford as a doctoral student[24].
  • Geoffrey McLachlan's ISNI is recorded as 000000010870588X[25].
  • Geoffrey McLachlan's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 12388685[26].
  • Geoffrey McLachlan's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 2368165628833642480000[27].

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Origins and Family

Geoffrey McLachlan was born in Rockhampton[2]. Recorded date of birth include +1946-10-03T00:00:00Z[3] and +1946-00-00T00:00:00Z[9].

Education

Geoffrey McLachlan was educated at University of Queensland[17]. His doctoral advisor was Stephen Lipton[18].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[4], statistician[5], mathematician[6], and university teacher[7]. Fields of work include mathematics[10], an academic discipline[28]; statistics[11], an academic major[29]; discriminant analysis[12]; statistical method[13]; machine learning[14], an academic discipline[30]; and artificial neural network[15], a type of statistical model[31]. Among Geoffrey McLachlan's employers was University of Queensland[16]. He supervised Kaye Basford as a doctoral student[24].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science[19], a fellowship award[32], in Australia[33]; Fellow of the American Statistical Association[20], a statistics award[34]; and Pitman Medal[21], a statistics award[35], in Australia[36], founded in 1978[37].

Why It Matters

Geoffrey McLachlan ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[8] He is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

FAQs

Where was Geoffrey McLachlan born?

Geoffrey McLachlan was born in Rockhampton[2].

What did Geoffrey McLachlan do for work?

Geoffrey McLachlan worked as computer scientist[4], statistician[5], mathematician[6], and university teacher[7].

Where did Geoffrey McLachlan go to school?

Geoffrey McLachlan was educated at University of Queensland[17].

What awards did Geoffrey McLachlan receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science[19], Fellow of the American Statistical Association[20], and Pitman Medal[21].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [22] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [17] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . science.org.au. Retrieved . science.org.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . Fellows of the American Statistical Association database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . statsoc.org.au. statsoc.org.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . VIAF ID. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [9] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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