Brian Cantwell Smith

American computer scientist
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Brian Cantwell Smith

Summary

Brian Cantwell Smith is a human[1]. He was born in Montreal[2]. He was born on +1950-11-29T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Sunnybrook Hospital[4]. He died on +2025-09-06T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a computer scientist[6], engineer[7], philosopher[8], and university teacher[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Brian Cantwell Smith's place of birth was Montreal[2].
  • Brian Cantwell Smith passed away in Sunnybrook Hospital[4].
  • Brian Cantwell Smith was born on +1950-11-29T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Brian Cantwell Smith died on +2025-09-06T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Brian Cantwell Smith's father was Wilfred Cantwell Smith[11].
  • Brian Cantwell Smith held citizenship in United States[12].
  • Brian Cantwell Smith worked as a computer scientist[6].
  • Brian Cantwell Smith worked as an engineer[7].
  • Brian Cantwell Smith worked as a philosopher[8].
  • Brian Cantwell Smith's professions included university teacher[9].
  • Brian Cantwell Smith's field of work was information science[13].
  • Brian Cantwell Smith's field of work was computer science[14].
  • Brian Cantwell Smith's field of work was philosophy[15].
  • Brian Cantwell Smith held the position of dean[16].
  • Among Brian Cantwell Smith's employers was University of Toronto[17].
  • Among Brian Cantwell Smith's employers was Duke University[18].
  • Brian Cantwell Smith was employed by Stanford University[19].
  • Among Brian Cantwell Smith's employers was PARC[20].
  • Brian Cantwell Smith was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[21].
  • Brian Cantwell Smith's doctoral advisor was Peter Szolovits[22].
  • Brian Cantwell Smith is recorded as male[23].
  • Brian Cantwell Smith's instance of is recorded as human[24].
  • Brian Cantwell Smith's ISNI is recorded as 0000000081411741[25].
  • Brian Cantwell Smith's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 61709255[26].
  • Brian Cantwell Smith's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n87936608[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Montreal[2], Brian Cantwell Smith… he was born on +1950-11-29T00:00:00Z[3]. His father was Wilfred Cantwell Smith[11].

Education

Brian Cantwell Smith was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[21]. His doctoral advisor was Peter Szolovits[22].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[6], engineer[7], philosopher[8], and university teacher[9]. Fields of work include information science[13], an academic discipline[28]; computer science[14], an academic discipline[29]; and philosophy[15], an academic discipline[30]. Employers include University of Toronto[17], a public research university[31], in Canada[32], founded in 1827[33], headquartered in Toronto[34]; Duke University[18], a university[35], in United States[36], founded in 1838[37], headquartered in Durham[38]; Stanford University[19], a private university[39], in United States[40], founded in 1885[41], headquartered in Stanford[42]; and PARC[20], a business[43], in United States[44], founded in 1970[45], headquartered in Palo Alto[46]. Brian Cantwell Smith held the position of dean[16].

Death and Burial

Brian Cantwell Smith died on +2025-09-06T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Sunnybrook Hospital[4].

Why It Matters

Brian Cantwell Smith ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).[10]

FAQs

Where was Brian Cantwell Smith born?

Brian Cantwell Smith's place of birth was Montreal[2].

Where did Brian Cantwell Smith die?

Brian Cantwell Smith died in Sunnybrook Hospital[4].

Who were Brian Cantwell Smith's parents?

Brian Cantwell Smith's father was Wilfred Cantwell Smith[11].

What did Brian Cantwell Smith do for work?

Brian Cantwell Smith worked as computer scientist[6], engineer[7], philosopher[8], and university teacher[9].

Where did Brian Cantwell Smith go to school?

Brian Cantwell Smith was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[21].

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  1. [2] . legacy.com. Retrieved . legacy.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] . dspace.mit.edu. Retrieved . dspace.mit.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . legacy.com. Retrieved . legacy.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . legacy.com. Retrieved . legacy.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  19. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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