Bill Buxton

Canadian computer scientist
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Bill Buxton

Summary

Bill Buxton is a human[1]. He was born in Edmonton[2]. He was born on +1949-03-10T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a computer scientist[4] and researcher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Born in Edmonton[2], Bill Buxton…
  • Bill Buxton was born on +1949-03-10T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Bill Buxton held citizenship in Canada[7].
  • Bill Buxton's professions included computer scientist[4].
  • Bill Buxton worked as a researcher[5].
  • Among Bill Buxton's employers was Microsoft[8].
  • Bill Buxton was employed by University of Toronto[9].
  • Bill Buxton was employed by Utrecht University[10].
  • Bill Buxton was educated at Queen's University[11].
  • Bill Buxton was educated at University of Toronto[12].
  • Bill Buxton's education included a stint at Utrecht University[13].
  • Bill Buxton received the CHI Academy[14].
  • Bill Buxton received the ACM Fellow[15].
  • Bill Buxton was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[16].
  • Bill Buxton's image is recorded as Bill Buxton.jpg[17].
  • Bill Buxton is recorded as male[18].
  • Bill Buxton's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Bill Buxton supervised Brad A. Myers as a doctoral student[20].
  • Bill Buxton supervised Ravin Balakrishnan as a doctoral student[21].
  • Bill Buxton's ISNI is recorded as 0000000114669061[22].
  • Bill Buxton's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 6353377[23].
  • Bill Buxton's GND ID is recorded as 174003811[24].
  • Bill Buxton's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n85019918[25].
  • Bill Buxton's IdRef ID is recorded as 123792223[26].
  • Bill Buxton's Commons category is recorded as Bill Buxton[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Edmonton[2], Bill Buxton… he was born on +1949-03-10T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Queen's University[11], a university in Ontario[28], in Canada[29], founded in 1841[30]; University of Toronto[12], a public research university[31], in Canada[32], founded in 1827[33], headquartered in Toronto[34]; and Utrecht University[13], a public research university[35], in Netherlands[36], founded in 1636[37], headquartered in Utrecht[38].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[4] and researcher[5]. Employers include Microsoft[8], a software company[39], in United States[40], founded in 1975[41], headquartered in Redmond[42]; University of Toronto[9], a public research university[43], in Canada[44], founded in 1827[45], headquartered in Toronto[46]; and Utrecht University[10], a public research university[47], in Netherlands[48], founded in 1636[49], headquartered in Utrecht[50]. Doctoral students include Brad A. Myers[20], a computer scientist[51], of United States[52], awarded the ACM Fellow[53], specialised in artificial intelligence[54] and Ravin Balakrishnan[21].

Recognition

Awards received include CHI Academy[14], a science award[55], in United States[56], founded in 2001[57] and ACM Fellow[15], a fellowship award[58].

Why It Matters

Bill Buxton ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[6] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]

Works attributed to him include Buxton Collection[60], a website[61], written by him[62].

His notable doctoral advisees include Brad A. Myers[63], a computer scientist[64], of United States[65], awarded the ACM Fellow[66], specialised in artificial intelligence[67].

FAQs

Where was Bill Buxton born?

Bill Buxton's place of birth was Edmonton[2].

What did Bill Buxton do for work?

Bill Buxton worked as computer scientist[4] and researcher[5].

Where did Bill Buxton go to school?

Bill Buxton was educated at Queen's University[11], University of Toronto[12], and Utrecht University[13].

What awards did Bill Buxton receive?

Honors received include CHI Academy[14] and ACM Fellow[15].

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Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [59] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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