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Hirotugu Akaike
Japanese statistician (1927–2009).
Born November 5th, 1927 in Fujinomiya.
Died August 4th, 2009 at 81 years old in Ibaraki Prefecture (pneumonia).
Occupations
mathematician, statistician
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