Andrew Blake

Summary

Andrew Blake is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Edinburgh^[2]. He was born on January 1, 1956^[3]. He worked as a mathematician^[4], computer scientist^[5], university teacher^[6], electrotechnician^[7], and information scientist^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Born in Edinburgh^[2], Andrew Blake…
• Andrew Blake was born on January 1, 1956^[3].
• Andrew Blake held citizenship in United Kingdom^[10].
• Andrew Blake worked as a mathematician^[4].
• Andrew Blake's professions included computer scientist^[5].
• Andrew Blake worked as a university teacher^[6].
• Andrew Blake worked as an electrotechnician^[7].
• Andrew Blake's professions included information scientist^[8].
• Andrew Blake's field of work was informatics^[11].
• Andrew Blake's field of work was computing^[12].
• Andrew Blake's field of work was computer vision^[13].
• Andrew Blake's field of work was artificial intelligence^[14].
• Andrew Blake's field of work was robotics^[15].
• Among Andrew Blake's employers was University of Oxford^[16].
• Among Andrew Blake's employers was University of Edinburgh^[17].
• Among Andrew Blake's employers was Microsoft^[18].
• Andrew Blake was educated at University of Edinburgh^[19].
• Andrew Blake's education included a stint at Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[20].
• Andrew Blake's education included a stint at Trinity College^[21].
• Andrew Blake received the Fellow of the Royal Society^[22].
• Andrew Blake received the Mountbatten Medal^[23].
• Andrew Blake received the Josiah Willard Gibbs Lectureship^[24].
• Andrew Blake received the Lovelace Medal^[25].
• Andrew Blake received the PAMI Distinguished Researcher Award^[26].
• Andrew Blake received the Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering^[27].

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Origins and Family

Andrew Blake was born in Edinburgh^[2]. He was born on January 1, 1956^[3].

Education

Educated at University of Edinburgh^[19], a public university^[28], in United Kingdom^[29], founded in 1583^[30], headquartered in Edinburgh^[31]; Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[20], a university^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1861^[34], headquartered in Cambridge^[35]; and Trinity College^[21], a college of the University of Cambridge^[36], in United Kingdom^[37], founded in 1546^[38], headquartered in Cambridge^[39].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[4], computer scientist^[5], university teacher^[6], electrotechnician^[7], and information scientist^[8]. Fields of work include informatics^[11], an academic major^[40], founded in 1957^[41]; computing^[12], a type of process^[42]; computer vision^[13], an academic discipline^[43]; artificial intelligence^[14], a type of technology^[44]; and robotics^[15], an industry^[45]. Employers include University of Oxford^[16], a collegiate university^[46], in United Kingdom^[47], founded in 1096^[48], headquartered in Oxford^[49]; University of Edinburgh^[17], a public university^[50], in United Kingdom^[51], founded in 1583^[52], headquartered in Edinburgh^[53]; and Microsoft^[18], a software company^[54], in United States^[55], founded in 1975^[56], headquartered in Redmond^[57].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Royal Society^[22], a fellowship award^[58], in United Kingdom^[59]; Mountbatten Medal^[23], an award^[60], in United Kingdom^[61], founded in 1992^[62]; Josiah Willard Gibbs Lectureship^[24], an award^[63], in United States^[64], founded in 1923^[65]; Lovelace Medal^[25], a medallion^[66], in United Kingdom^[67], founded in 1998^[68]; PAMI Distinguished Researcher Award^[26], an award^[69]; and Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering^[27], a fellowship award^[70].

Why It Matters

Andrew Blake ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[71]

He has been cited as an influence by Kentaro Toyama^[72], a computer scientist^[73], of United States^[74], awarded the Marr Prize^[75].

FAQs

Where was Andrew Blake born?

Andrew Blake's place of birth was Edinburgh^[2].

What did Andrew Blake do for work?

Andrew Blake worked as mathematician^[4], computer scientist^[5], university teacher^[6], electrotechnician^[7], and information scientist^[8].

Where did Andrew Blake go to school?

Andrew Blake was educated at University of Edinburgh^[19], Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[20], and Trinity College^[21].

What awards did Andrew Blake receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society^[22], Mountbatten Medal^[23], Josiah Willard Gibbs Lectureship^[24], and Lovelace Medal^[25].

Who did Andrew Blake influence?

Andrew Blake has been cited as an influence by Kentaro Toyama^[72].