Alan W. Black

British computer scientist
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Alan W. Black

Summary

Alan W. Black is a human[1]. His place of birth was Scotland[2]. He was born on January 1, 1937[3]. He worked as a computer scientist[4], engineer[5], and university teacher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Alan W. Black was born in Scotland[2].
  • Alan W. Black was born on January 1, 1937[3].
  • Alan W. Black held citizenship in United Kingdom[8].
  • Alan W. Black's professions included computer scientist[4].
  • Alan W. Black worked as an engineer[5].
  • Alan W. Black worked as a university teacher[6].
  • Alan W. Black's field of work was computer science[9].
  • Alan W. Black's field of work was speech synthesis[10].
  • Alan W. Black's field of work was machine translation[11].
  • Among Alan W. Black's employers was Carnegie Mellon University[12].
  • Alan W. Black's education included a stint at University of Edinburgh[13].
  • Alan W. Black is recorded as male[14].
  • Alan W. Black's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Alan W. Black's family name is recorded as Black[16].
  • Alan W. Black's given name is recorded as Alan[17].
  • Alan W. Black's academic thesis is recorded as A situation theoretic approach to computational semantics[18].
  • Alan W. Black's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[19].
  • Alan W. Black's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[20].

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Origins and Family

Born in Scotland[2], Alan W. Black… he was born on January 1, 1937[3].

Education

Alan W. Black was educated at University of Edinburgh[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[4], engineer[5], and university teacher[6]. Fields of work include computer science[9], an academic discipline[21]; speech synthesis[10]; and machine translation[11]. Alan W. Black was employed by Carnegie Mellon University[12].

Why It Matters

Alan W. Black ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[7] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

FAQs

Where was Alan W. Black born?

Alan W. Black's place of birth was Scotland[2].

What did Alan W. Black do for work?

Alan W. Black worked as computer scientist[4], engineer[5], and university teacher[6].

Where did Alan W. Black go to school?

Alan W. Black was educated at University of Edinburgh[13].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . E-Theses Online Service. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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