Abraham Lempel

Summary

Abraham Lempel is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Lviv^[2]. He was born on +1936-02-10T00:00:00Z^[3]. He died on +2023-02-03T00:00:00Z^[4]. He worked as a cryptographer^[5], computer scientist^[6], and university teacher^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month, #7,275 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Abraham Lempel's place of birth was Lviv^[2].
• Abraham Lempel was born on +1936-02-10T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Abraham Lempel died on +2023-02-03T00:00:00Z^[4].
• Abraham Lempel held citizenship in Israel^[9].
• Abraham Lempel's professions included cryptographer^[5].
• Abraham Lempel worked as a computer scientist^[6].
• Abraham Lempel worked as a university teacher^[7].
• Abraham Lempel's field of work was electrical engineering^[10].
• Abraham Lempel's field of work was information theory^[11].
• Abraham Lempel was employed by Technion – Israel Institute of Technology^[12].
• Abraham Lempel was educated at Technion – Israel Institute of Technology^[13].
• Abraham Lempel's doctoral advisor was Israel Cederbaum^[14].
• Abraham Lempel received the Paris Kanellakis Award^[15].
• Abraham Lempel received the IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal^[16].
• Abraham Lempel received the Rothschild Prize^[17].
• Abraham Lempel's image is recorded as Abraham Lempel.JPG^[18].
• Abraham Lempel is recorded as male^[19].
• Abraham Lempel's instance of is recorded as human^[20].
• Abraham Lempel supervised Tuvi Etzion as a doctoral student^[21].
• Abraham Lempel supervised Ron M. Roth as a doctoral student^[22].
• Abraham Lempel's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 308259805^[23].
• Abraham Lempel's Commons category is recorded as Abraham Lempel^[24].
• Abraham Lempel earned the academic degree of Doctor of Sciences^[25].
• Abraham Lempel's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 110128^[26].
• Abraham Lempel's residence is recorded as Israel^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Lviv^[2], Abraham Lempel… he was born on +1936-02-10T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Abraham Lempel's education included a stint at Technion – Israel Institute of Technology^[13]. His doctoral advisor was Israel Cederbaum^[14]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Sciences^[25].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include cryptographer^[5], computer scientist^[6], and university teacher^[7]. Fields of work include electrical engineering^[10], a branch of engineering^[28] and information theory^[11], a branch of science^[29]. Abraham Lempel was employed by Technion – Israel Institute of Technology^[12]. Doctoral students include Tuvi Etzion^[21], a researcher^[30] and Ron M. Roth^[22].

Recognition

Awards received include Paris Kanellakis Award^[15], an award^[31]; IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal^[16], a science award^[32], founded in 1986^[33]; and Rothschild Prize^[17], a science award^[34], in Israel^[35], founded in 1959^[36].

Death and Burial

Abraham Lempel died on +2023-02-03T00:00:00Z^[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Abraham Lempel include Lempel–Ziv–Markov chain algorithm^[37], a compression algorithm^[38]; LZ77 and LZ78^[39]; Lempel–Ziv–Welch^[40], a compression algorithm^[41]; LZ77^[42], a compression algorithm^[43]; Lempel–Ziv–Storer–Szymanski^[44], a compression algorithm^[45]; Lempel–Ziv–Oberhumer^[46], a compression algorithm^[47]; and LZ78^[48].

Why It Matters

Abraham Lempel ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month, #7,275 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[49] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[50]

He is credited with the discovery of Lempel–Ziv–Welch^[51], a compression algorithm^[52]; LZ77^[53], a compression algorithm^[54]; and LZ78^[55], a compression algorithm^[56]. Entities named for him include Lempel–Ziv–Markov chain algorithm^[37], a compression algorithm^[38]; LZ77 and LZ78^[39]; Lempel–Ziv–Welch^[40], a compression algorithm^[41]; LZ77^[42], a compression algorithm^[43]; Lempel–Ziv–Storer–Szymanski^[44], a compression algorithm^[45]; and Lempel–Ziv–Oberhumer^[46], a compression algorithm^[47].

FAQs

Where was Abraham Lempel born?

Abraham Lempel's place of birth was Lviv^[2].

What did Abraham Lempel do for work?

Abraham Lempel worked as cryptographer^[5], computer scientist^[6], and university teacher^[7].

Where did Abraham Lempel go to school?

Abraham Lempel was educated at Technion – Israel Institute of Technology^[13].

What awards did Abraham Lempel receive?

Honors received include Paris Kanellakis Award^[15], IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal^[16], and Rothschild Prize^[17].

What did Abraham Lempel discover?

Abraham Lempel is credited as discoverer of Lempel–Ziv–Welch^[51], LZ77^[53], and LZ78^[55].