Mikel J. Harry (born: December 28, 1951; died: April 15, 2017) was a statistician, quality expert, and author who is credited for developing Six Sigma, along with Bill Smith. Harry was sometimes referred to as the 'father of Six Sigma'. One of his books, ''Six Sigma: The Breakthrough Management Strategy Revolutionizing the World’s Top Corporations'' (published by

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, 2000) has been on the bestseller list of

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and

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. At the age of 65, he died on 25 April 2017, in

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Awards and recognition

Mikel J. Harry received the lifetime Engineering Excellence Award from

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in 2002. He was inducted into the " Who's Who" Registry of Global Business Leaders in 1993.

Death

He died on April 25, 2017.

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