Friedrich Leisch
Friedrich Leisch | |
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| Born | 31 July 1968 Vienna, Austria |
| Died | 24 April 2024 (aged 55) |
| Nationality | Austrian |
| Known for | Development of R, Sweave |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Vienna University of Technology |
| Thesis | Ensemble Methods for Neural Clustering and Classification (1999) |
| Doctoral advisor | Kurt Hornik |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Statistics, statistical computing |
| Institutions | Vienna University of Technology Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna |
Friedrich "Fritz" Leisch (31 July 1968 – 24 April 2024) was an Austrian statistician known for his pioneering contributions to the R programming language and the field of statistical computing. He was a key figure in the development of the R project and co-founder of the CRAN.