Alan Mycroft

professor at the Computer Laboratory, University of Cambridge
Person human Q4707402
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Alan Mycroft

Summary

Alan Mycroft is a human[1]. He was born on +1956-01-00T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a computer scientist[3], engineer[4], and university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Alan Mycroft was born on +1956-01-00T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Alan Mycroft held citizenship in United Kingdom[7].
  • Alan Mycroft worked as a computer scientist[3].
  • Alan Mycroft worked as an engineer[4].
  • Alan Mycroft's professions included university teacher[5].
  • Among Alan Mycroft's employers was University of Cambridge[8].
  • Alan Mycroft's education included a stint at University of Edinburgh[9].
  • Alan Mycroft's education included a stint at University of Cambridge[10].
  • Alan Mycroft's doctoral advisor was Rod Burstall[11].
  • Alan Mycroft's doctoral advisor was Robin Milner[12].
  • A notable student of Alan Mycroft was Anton Lokhmotov[13].
  • Alan Mycroft is recorded as male[14].
  • Alan Mycroft's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Alan Mycroft supervised Dylan Oliver McDermott as a doctoral student[16].
  • Alan Mycroft supervised Gavin Mark Bierman as a doctoral student[17].
  • Alan Mycroft supervised Andrew John Kennedy as a doctoral student[18].
  • Alan Mycroft supervised Sriram Srinivasan as a doctoral student[19].
  • Alan Mycroft supervised Dominic Orchard as a doctoral student[20].
  • Alan Mycroft supervised Viktor Vafeiadis as a doctoral student[21].
  • Alan Mycroft's ISNI is recorded as 0000000115991327[22].
  • Alan Mycroft's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 15069939[23].
  • Alan Mycroft's GND ID is recorded as 1059493977[24].
  • Alan Mycroft's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n95082711[25].
  • Alan Mycroft's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 151154596[26].
  • Alan Mycroft's IdRef ID is recorded as 152079750[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Alan Mycroft was born on +1956-01-00T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Educated at University of Edinburgh[9], a public university[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1583[30], headquartered in Edinburgh[31] and University of Cambridge[10], a collegiate university[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1209[34], headquartered in Cambridge[35]. Doctoral advisors include Rod Burstall[11], a computer scientist[36], 1934–2025[37], of United Kingdom[38], awarded the Programming Languages Achievement Award[39] and Robin Milner[12], a computer scientist[40], 1934–2010[41], of United Kingdom[42], awarded the Turing Award[43], specialised in computer science[44].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[3], engineer[4], and university teacher[5]. Alan Mycroft was employed by University of Cambridge[8]. A notable student of him was Anton Lokhmotov[13]. Doctoral students include Dylan Oliver McDermott[16]; Gavin Mark Bierman[17]; Andrew John Kennedy[18]; Sriram Srinivasan[19]; Dominic Orchard[20], a researcher[45]; and Viktor Vafeiadis[21].

Why It Matters

Alan Mycroft ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

What did Alan Mycroft do for work?

Alan Mycroft worked as computer scientist[3], engineer[4], and university teacher[5].

Where did Alan Mycroft go to school?

Alan Mycroft was educated at University of Edinburgh[9] and University of Cambridge[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . catalogue.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . cl.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved . cl.cam.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . catalogue.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . cl.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved . cl.cam.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [2] . cl.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved . cl.cam.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [13] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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