Barbara White

Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1981
Person human Q102394569
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Barbara White

Summary

Barbara White is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Banbury[2]. She was born on +1949-11-12T00:00:00Z[3]. She died on +2014-10-20T00:00:00Z[4]. She worked as a university teacher[5] and computer scientist[6].

Key Facts

  • Barbara White was born in Banbury[2].
  • Barbara White was born on +1949-11-12T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Barbara White died on +2014-10-20T00:00:00Z[4].
  • Barbara White worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Barbara White worked as a computer scientist[6].
  • Among Barbara White's employers was BBN Technologies[7].
  • Barbara White was employed by University of California, Berkeley[8].
  • Barbara White's education included a stint at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[9].
  • Barbara White was educated at University of Victoria[10].
  • Barbara White's doctoral advisor was Seymour Papert[11].
  • Barbara White's doctoral advisor was Andrea diSessa[12].
  • Barbara White is recorded as female[13].
  • Barbara White's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • The cause of death was cancer[15].
  • Barbara White's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 161512[16].
  • Barbara White's family name is recorded as White[17].
  • Barbara White's given name is recorded as Barbara[18].
  • Barbara White's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[19].
  • Barbara White's DBLP author ID is recorded as 128/8731[20].

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Origins and Family

Born in Banbury[2], Barbara White… she was born on +1949-11-12T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[9], a university[21], in United States[22], founded in 1861[23], headquartered in Cambridge[24] and University of Victoria[10], a university in British Columbia[25], in Canada[26], founded in 1903[27], headquartered in Victoria[28]. Doctoral advisors include Seymour Papert[11], a mathematician[29], 1928–2016[30], of South Africa[31], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[32], specialised in cognitive science[33] and Andrea diSessa[12], an engineer[34], b. 1947[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include university teacher[5] and computer scientist[6]. Employers include BBN Technologies[7], a business[36], founded in 1948[37], headquartered in Cambridge[38] and University of California, Berkeley[8], a public research university[39], in United States[40], founded in 1868[41], headquartered in Berkeley[42].

Death and Burial

Barbara White died on +2014-10-20T00:00:00Z[4]. The cause of death was cancer[15].

FAQs

Where was Barbara White born?

Born in Banbury[2], Barbara White…

What did Barbara White do for work?

Barbara White worked as university teacher[5] and computer scientist[6].

Where did Barbara White go to school?

Barbara White was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[9] and University of Victoria[10].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . senate.universityofcalifornia.edu. Retrieved . senate.universityofcalifornia.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . senate.universityofcalifornia.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . senate.universityofcalifornia.edu. Retrieved . senate.universityofcalifornia.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . senate.universityofcalifornia.edu. Retrieved . senate.universityofcalifornia.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . senate.universityofcalifornia.edu. Retrieved . senate.universityofcalifornia.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . senate.universityofcalifornia.edu. Retrieved . senate.universityofcalifornia.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . senate.universityofcalifornia.edu. Retrieved . senate.universityofcalifornia.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [4] . senate.universityofcalifornia.edu. Retrieved . senate.universityofcalifornia.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . senate.universityofcalifornia.edu. Retrieved . senate.universityofcalifornia.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [28] . 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. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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