Hirotugu Akaike Age, Birthday, Zodiac Sign and Birth Chart

Hirotugu Akaike was a Japanese statistician born on November 5, 1927, and he passed away on August 4, 2009. He significantly contributed to information theory, with his most notable work being the formulation of the Akaike Information Criterion (AIC) in the early 1970s. AIC is widely used for model selection. In 2006, he received the Kyoto Prize in recognition of his substantial contributions to statistics and modeling, particularly for the development of the Akaike Information Criterion.

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Meaning of the name - Hirotugu

broad expanse, wide-reaching

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November 5, 1927 Facts

Generation Group

Hirotugu Akaike belongs to the GI Generation group.

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Place of Birth: Fujinomiya

Place of Death: Ibaraki Prefecture

Cause of Death: pneumonia

Educated At: University of Tokyo

Occupation: statistician | mathematician

Employers: Graduate University for Advanced Studies

Awards Received: Fellow of the American Statistical Association | Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics | Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society | Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences | Asahi Prize | IEEE Fellow

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Astrology Analysis

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