Andrew Appel

Eugene Higgins Professor of computer science/Princeton University/New Jersey
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Andrew Appel was born on January 1, 1960.[1][2] He was educated at Carnegie Mellon University.[3] His field is programming language and software engineering.[4]

He has been employed by Princeton University (1986–present), Carnegie Mellon University (1983–1983), and University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign (1976–1980).[5][6][7] He is a member of the Association for Computing Machinery.[8]

His awards include the SIGPLAN Distinguished Service Award and ACM Fellow.[9][10]

Andrew Appel

Summary

Andrew Appel is a human[1]. He was born on January 1, 1960[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 (73 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Andrew Appel was born on January 1, 1960[2].
  • Andrew Appel's father was Kenneth Appel[7].
  • Andrew Appel held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Andrew Appel's professions included computer scientist[3].
  • Andrew Appel's professions included engineer[4].
  • Andrew Appel worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Andrew Appel's field of work was programming language[9].
  • Andrew Appel's field of work was software engineering[10].
  • Among Andrew Appel's employers was Princeton University[11].
  • Andrew Appel was educated at Carnegie Mellon University[12].
  • Andrew Appel's doctoral advisor was Ravi Sethi[13].
  • Andrew Appel's doctoral advisor was Merrick Lee Furst[14].
  • Andrew Appel received the SIGPLAN Distinguished Service Award[15].
  • Andrew Appel received the ACM Fellow[16].
  • Andrew Appel was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[17].
  • Andrew Appel is recorded as male[18].
  • Andrew Appel's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Andrew Appel supervised Zhong Shao as a doctoral student[20].
  • Andrew Appel supervised Aquinas Hobor as a doctoral student[21].
  • Andrew Appel supervised Daniel Chen-An Wang as a doctoral student[22].
  • Andrew Appel supervised Andrew P. Tolmach as a doctoral student[23].
  • Andrew Appel supervised Marcelo Goncalves as a doctoral student[24].
  • Andrew Appel supervised Matthias Blume as a doctoral student[25].
  • Andrew Appel supervised Richard Drew Dean as a doctoral student[26].
  • Andrew Appel supervised Kedar N. Swadi as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Andrew Appel was born on January 1, 1960[2]. His father was Kenneth Appel[7].

Education

Andrew Appel's education included a stint at Carnegie Mellon University[12]. Doctoral advisors include Ravi Sethi[13], a computer scientist[28], b. 1947[29], of India[30], awarded the ACM Fellow[31], specialised in informatics[32] and Merrick Lee Furst[14], a professor[33].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[3], engineer[4], and university teacher[5]. Fields of work include programming language[9], a computer science term[34] and software engineering[10], a branch of computer science[35]. Among Andrew Appel's employers was Princeton University[11]. Doctoral students include Zhong Shao[20], a computer scientist[36]; Aquinas Hobor[21], a researcher[37]; Daniel Chen-An Wang[22]; Andrew P. Tolmach[23]; Marcelo Goncalves[24]; and Matthias Blume[25].

Recognition

Awards received include SIGPLAN Distinguished Service Award[15], an award[38] and ACM Fellow[16], a fellowship award[39].

Why It Matters

Andrew Appel ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (73 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[6] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

His notable doctoral advisees include Zhong Shao[41], a computer scientist[42] and Dinghao Wu[43], a computer scientist[44].

FAQs

Who were Andrew Appel's parents?

Andrew Appel's father was Kenneth Appel[7].

What did Andrew Appel do for work?

Andrew Appel worked as computer scientist[3], engineer[4], and university teacher[5].

Where did Andrew Appel go to school?

Andrew Appel was educated at Carnegie Mellon University[12].

What awards did Andrew Appel receive?

Honors received include SIGPLAN Distinguished Service Award[15] and ACM Fellow[16].

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  20. [24] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  24. [17] . awards.acm.org. Retrieved . awards.acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [2] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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