Hadley Wickham

New Zealand statistician (born 1979)
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Hadley Wickham

Summary

Hadley Wickham is a human[1]. Born in Hamilton[2], he… he was born on +1979-10-14T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a statistician[4], software developer[5], computer scientist[6], and data scientist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (74 views/month, #7,242 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Hamilton[2], Hadley Wickham…
  • Hadley Wickham was born on +1979-10-14T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Hadley Wickham held citizenship in New Zealand[9].
  • Hadley Wickham's professions included statistician[4].
  • Hadley Wickham worked as a software developer[5].
  • Hadley Wickham's professions included computer scientist[6].
  • Hadley Wickham's professions included data scientist[7].
  • Among Hadley Wickham's employers was Posit PBC[10].
  • Among Hadley Wickham's employers was Rice University[11].
  • Hadley Wickham's doctoral advisor was Dianne Cook[12].
  • Hadley Wickham's doctoral advisor was Heike Hofmann[13].
  • A notable work attributed to Hadley Wickham is ggplot2[14].
  • A notable work attributed to Hadley Wickham is tidyverse[15].
  • Hadley Wickham received the Fellow of the American Statistical Association[16].
  • Hadley Wickham received the COPSS Presidents' Award[17].
  • Hadley Wickham's image is recorded as Hadley-wickham2016-02-04.jpg[18].
  • Hadley Wickham is recorded as male[19].
  • Hadley Wickham's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Hadley Wickham's ISNI is recorded as 0000000384728447[21].
  • Hadley Wickham's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 278010996[22].
  • Hadley Wickham's GND ID is recorded as 1068547812[23].
  • Hadley Wickham's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nb2009023756[24].
  • Hadley Wickham's IdRef ID is recorded as 146674480[25].
  • Hadley Wickham's Commons category is recorded as Hadley Wickham[26].
  • Hadley Wickham's ORCID iD is recorded as 0000-0003-4757-117X[27].

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Origins and Family

Hadley Wickham's place of birth was Hamilton[2]. He was born on +1979-10-14T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Doctoral advisors include Dianne Cook[12], a statistician[28], of Australia[29], awarded the Fellow of the American Statistical Association[30] and Heike Hofmann[13], a statistician[31], b. 1972[32], of Germany[33], awarded the Fellow of the American Statistical Association[34], specialised in statistics[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include statistician[4], software developer[5], computer scientist[6], and data scientist[7]. Employers include Posit PBC[10], a business[36], in United States[37], founded in 2009[38], headquartered in Boston[39] and Rice University[11], a private university[40], in United States[41], founded in 1891[42], headquartered in Houston[43].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include ggplot2[14], a free software[44] and tidyverse[15], a R package[45].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the American Statistical Association[16], a statistics award[46] and COPSS Presidents' Award[17], an award[47], founded in 1981[48].

Why It Matters

Hadley Wickham ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (74 views/month, #7,242 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

FAQs

Where was Hadley Wickham born?

Hadley Wickham was born in Hamilton[2].

What did Hadley Wickham do for work?

Hadley Wickham worked as statistician[4], software developer[5], computer scientist[6], and data scientist[7].

What awards did Hadley Wickham receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Statistical Association[16] and COPSS Presidents' Award[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [18] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . had.co.nz. Retrieved . had.co.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Fellows of the American Statistical Association database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [24] . wikidata.org.
  20. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [26] . wikidata.org.
  22. [27] . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . r4ds.had.co.nz. r4ds.had.co.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [14] . wikidata.org.
  25. [15] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [45] . 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. [49] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [50] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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