Peter McCullagh
Encyclopedia
Peter McCullagh is an Irish
statistician
, originally from Plumbridge
, Northern Ireland
. He attended Birmingham University and completed his Ph.D. at Imperial College London
under Sir David Cox and Anthony Atkinson. He is currently the John D. MacArthur Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Statistics at the University of Chicago
.
He is the coauthor with John Nelder
of Generalized Linear Models (1983, Chapman and Hall
– second edition 1989), a seminal text on the subject of generalized linear models (GLMs).
McCullagh is a member of the Royal Society
and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
.
He also won a Notable Alumni Award in 2007 from his grammar school, St Columb's College in Derry, Northern Ireland.
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
statistician
Statistician
A statistician is someone who works with theoretical or applied statistics. The profession exists in both the private and public sectors. The core of that work is to measure, interpret, and describe the world and human activity patterns within it...
, originally from Plumbridge
Plumbridge
Plumbridge is a small village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is a crossroads village, standing on the banks of the Glenelly River. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 267 people. It lies within the Strabane District Council area....
, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
. He attended Birmingham University and completed his Ph.D. at Imperial College London
Imperial College London
Imperial College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom, specialising in science, engineering, business and medicine...
under Sir David Cox and Anthony Atkinson. He is currently the John D. MacArthur Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Statistics at the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
.
He is the coauthor with John Nelder
John Nelder
John Ashworth Nelder FRS was a British statistician known for his contributions to experimental design, analysis of variance, computational statistics, and statistical theory.-Contributions:...
of Generalized Linear Models (1983, Chapman and Hall
Chapman and Hall
Chapman & Hall was a British publishing house in London, founded in the first half of the 19th century by Edward Chapman and William Hall. Upon Hall's death in 1847, Chapman's cousin Frederic Chapman became partner in the company, of which he became sole manager upon the retirement of Edward...
– second edition 1989), a seminal text on the subject of generalized linear models (GLMs).
McCullagh is a member of the Royal Society
Royal Society
The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, known simply as the Royal Society, is a learned society for science, and is possibly the oldest such society in existence. Founded in November 1660, it was granted a Royal Charter by King Charles II as the "Royal Society of London"...
and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences is an independent policy research center that conducts multidisciplinary studies of complex and emerging problems. The Academy’s elected members are leaders in the academic disciplines, the arts, business, and public affairs.James Bowdoin, John Adams, and...
.
He also won a Notable Alumni Award in 2007 from his grammar school, St Columb's College in Derry, Northern Ireland.