About Ross Ihaka
Born 1954. Ross Ihaka is a New Zealand statistician and academic, known for R (programming language).
Education Ihaka completed his undergraduate education at the University of Auckland, and obtained his PhD in 1985 from the University of California, Berkeley supervised by David R. Brillinger.
Career and research As of 2010, he was working on a new statistical programming language based on Lisp. The Department of Statistics at the University of Auckland started a public lecture series in his honour in 2017.
Personal life
Ihaka is of Ngāti Kahungunu, Rangitāne and Ngati Pākehā (New Zealand European) descent.
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Who is Ross Ihaka?
New Zealand statistician
When was Ross Ihaka born?
Ross Ihaka was born in 1954 in Waiuku.
What is Ross Ihaka's occupation?
Ross Ihaka is a statistician and academic.
What is Ross Ihaka known for?
Ross Ihaka is known for R (programming language).
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Ross Ihaka is New Zealand.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Ross Ihaka. https://biography.guide/ross-ihaka/
MLA: "Ross Ihaka." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/ross-ihaka/.
Chicago: "Ross Ihaka." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/ross-ihaka/.
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