Robin Sibson
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Robin Sibson (4 May 1944 ā 19 March 2017)[1] was a British mathematician and educator.
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Robin Sibson | |
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Born | (1944-05-04)4 May 1944 |
Died | 19 March 2017(2017-03-19) (aged 72) |
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
Known for | Natural neighbour interpolation |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Statistics |
Institutions | University of Bath |
Doctoral advisor | David George Kendall |
Doctoral students | Guy Nason |
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He was a fellow of King's College, Cambridge, professor of statistics at the University of Bath and then vice-chancellor of the University of Kent. He was chief executive of the Higher Education Statistics Agency from 2001[2] until 2009.[3] He was also a member of the Committee for Higher Education and Research (CC-HER),[4] the predecessor to the Steering Committee for Higher Education and Research (CDESR).[5]
He died on 19 March 2017 at the age of 72.[6]