About Robin Sibson
Lived 1944 – 2017 (aged 72). Robin Sibson was a British mathematician and university teacher, known for Natural neighbour interpolation.
Robin Sibson (4 May 1944 – 19 March 2017) was a British mathematician and educator.
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 until 2009. He was also a member of the Committee for Higher Education and Research (CC-HER), the predecessor to the Steering Committee for Higher Education and Research (CDESR).
He died on 19 March 2017 at the age of 72.
Research He was the developer of natural neighbour interpolation on discrete sets of points in space.
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Who was Robin Sibson?
British mathematician (1944-2017)
When was Robin Sibson born?
Robin Sibson was born on 4 May 1944.
When did Robin Sibson die?
Robin Sibson died on 19 March 2017.
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Robin Sibson was a mathematician and university teacher.
What was Robin Sibson known for?
Robin Sibson was known for Natural neighbour interpolation.
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Robin Sibson was British.
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