Anthony Ralston

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Anthony Ralston

Summary

Anthony Ralston is a human[1]. His place of birth was New York City[2]. He was born on 1930[3]. He worked as a computer scientist[4], mathematician[5], and university teacher[6].

Key Facts

  • Anthony Ralston was born in New York City[2].
  • Anthony Ralston was born on 1930[3].
  • Anthony Ralston held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Anthony Ralston's professions included computer scientist[4].
  • Anthony Ralston worked as a mathematician[5].
  • Anthony Ralston's professions included university teacher[6].
  • Anthony Ralston's field of work was mathematics[8].
  • Anthony Ralston's field of work was computer science[9].
  • Anthony Ralston was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[10].
  • Anthony Ralston's doctoral advisor was Eric Reissner[11].
  • Anthony Ralston received the ACM Distinguished Service Award[12].
  • Anthony Ralston received the ACM Fellow[13].
  • Anthony Ralston was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[14].
  • Anthony Ralston is recorded as male[15].
  • Anthony Ralston's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Anthony Ralston supervised James Richard Macy as a doctoral student[17].
  • Anthony Ralston's family name is recorded as Ralston[18].
  • Anthony Ralston's given name is recorded as Anthony[19].
  • Anthony Ralston's official website is recorded as https://history.computer.org/pioneers/ralston.html[20].
  • Anthony Ralston's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[21].
  • Anthony Ralston's different from is recorded as Anthony Ralston[22].
  • Anthony Ralston's writing language is recorded as English[23].

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Origins and Family

Anthony Ralston's place of birth was New York City[2]. He was born on 1930[3].

Education

Anthony Ralston's education included a stint at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[10]. His doctoral advisor was Eric Reissner[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[4], mathematician[5], and university teacher[6]. Fields of work include mathematics[8], an academic discipline[24] and computer science[9], an academic discipline[25]. Anthony Ralston supervised James Richard Macy as a doctoral student[17].

Recognition

Awards received include ACM Distinguished Service Award[12] and ACM Fellow[13], a fellowship award[26].

FAQs

Where was Anthony Ralston born?

Anthony Ralston was born in New York City[2].

What did Anthony Ralston do for work?

Anthony Ralston worked as computer scientist[4], mathematician[5], and university teacher[6].

Where did Anthony Ralston go to school?

Anthony Ralston was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[10].

What awards did Anthony Ralston receive?

Honors received include ACM Distinguished Service Award[12] and ACM Fellow[13].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [15] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [16] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . awards.acm.org. Retrieved . awards.acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . awards.acm.org. Retrieved . awards.acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . awards.acm.org. Retrieved . awards.acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . history.computer.org. history.computer.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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