st: RE; John Nelder's death

[jhilbe@aol.com]

I did not see anything posted to the StataList yet, but I should make 
you aware that John Nelder, co-developer of generalized linear models - 
and originator of the concept of the GLM offset  -- among other 
accomplishments, died in his sleep on Aug 7 while in the hospital 
recovering from a fall. John was 85 and has been in poor health for 
some 3 - 4 years. But he remained involved in statistics to the end, 
advocating Hierarchical GLMs as a method for dealing with random 
effects. He was a giant in our discipline.

John leaves a considerable legacy, and had many friends throughout the 
statistical community. It is my understanding that Roger Payne, a long 
time friend, is preparing a rather thorough obituary, which should be 
available on the web in the very near future, if not already.

He will be missed.

Joseph Hilbe


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