Leland Wilkinson

American statistician
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Leland Wilkinson

Summary

Leland Wilkinson is a human[1]. Born in New York City[2], he… he was born on +1944-11-05T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Lake Forest[4]. He died on +2021-12-10T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a statistician[6], computer scientist[7], and university teacher[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25 views/month, #7,276 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Leland Wilkinson was born in New York City[2].
  • Leland Wilkinson passed away in Lake Forest[4].
  • Leland Wilkinson was born on +1944-11-05T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Leland Wilkinson died on +2021-12-10T00:00:00Z[5].
  • A child of Leland Wilkinson was Amie Wilkinson[10].
  • Leland Wilkinson held citizenship in United States[11].
  • Leland Wilkinson's professions included statistician[6].
  • Leland Wilkinson worked as a computer scientist[7].
  • Leland Wilkinson's professions included university teacher[8].
  • Leland Wilkinson's field of work was statistics[12].
  • Leland Wilkinson's field of work was computer graphics[13].
  • Among Leland Wilkinson's employers was University of Illinois Chicago[14].
  • Leland Wilkinson was employed by Tableau Software, Inc.[15].
  • Among Leland Wilkinson's employers was H2O.ai[16].
  • Leland Wilkinson was educated at Harvard University[17].
  • Leland Wilkinson was educated at Yale University[18].
  • Leland Wilkinson was educated at Harvard Divinity School[19].
  • Leland Wilkinson was educated at Trinity-Pawling School[20].
  • Leland Wilkinson's doctoral advisor was Robert P. Abelson[21].
  • Leland Wilkinson received the Fellow of the American Statistical Association[22].
  • Leland Wilkinson received the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[23].
  • Leland Wilkinson is recorded as male[24].
  • Leland Wilkinson's instance of is recorded as human[25].
  • Leland Wilkinson's ISNI is recorded as 0000000108755975[26].
  • Leland Wilkinson's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 17539337[27].

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Origins and Family

Leland Wilkinson's place of birth was New York City[2]. He was born on +1944-11-05T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Harvard University[17], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1636[30], headquartered in Cambridge[31]; Yale University[18], a private university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1701[34], headquartered in New Haven[35]; Harvard Divinity School[19], a seminary[36], in United States[37], founded in 1816[38], headquartered in Cambridge[39]; and Trinity-Pawling School[20], a boarding school[40], in United States[41], founded in 1907[42]. Leland Wilkinson's doctoral advisor was Robert P. Abelson[21].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include statistician[6], computer scientist[7], and university teacher[8]. Fields of work include statistics[12], an academic major[43] and computer graphics[13], a field of study[44]. Employers include University of Illinois Chicago[14], a public university[45], in United States[46], founded in 1983[47]; Tableau Software, Inc.[15], a data analysis software[48], in United States[49], founded in 2003[50]; and H2O.ai[16], a business[51], in United States[52], founded in 2012[53], headquartered in Mountain View[54].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the American Statistical Association[22], a statistics award[55] and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[23], a fellowship award[56], in United States[57], founded in 1874[58].

Personal Life

A child of Leland Wilkinson was Amie Wilkinson[10].

Death and Burial

Leland Wilkinson died on +2021-12-10T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Lake Forest[4].

Why It Matters

Leland Wilkinson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25 views/month, #7,276 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[59]

FAQs

Where was Leland Wilkinson born?

Leland Wilkinson was born in New York City[2].

Where did Leland Wilkinson die?

Leland Wilkinson died in Lake Forest[4].

What did Leland Wilkinson do for work?

Leland Wilkinson worked as statistician[6], computer scientist[7], and university teacher[8].

Where did Leland Wilkinson go to school?

Leland Wilkinson was educated at Harvard University[17], Yale University[18], Harvard Divinity School[19], and Trinity-Pawling School[20].

What awards did Leland Wilkinson receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Statistical Association[22] and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[23].

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Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [59] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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