Burton Smith

American computer architect (1941-2018)
Person human Q5000922
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Burton Smith

Summary

Burton Smith is a human[1]. His place of birth was Chapel Hill[2]. He was born on +1941-03-21T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Burien[4]. He died on +2018-04-03T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a computer scientist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Chapel Hill[2], Burton Smith…
  • Burton Smith passed away in Burien[4].
  • Burton Smith was born on +1941-03-21T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Burton Smith died on +2018-04-03T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Burton Smith held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Burton Smith worked as a computer scientist[6].
  • Burton Smith's education included a stint at Pomona College[9].
  • Burton Smith's education included a stint at Cate School[10].
  • Burton Smith's education included a stint at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[11].
  • Burton Smith's doctoral advisor was Frederick Clair Hennie, III[12].
  • Burton Smith received the Eckert–Mauchly Award[13].
  • Burton Smith received the Seymour Cray Computer Engineering Award[14].
  • Burton Smith received the ACM Fellow[15].
  • Burton Smith received the Charles Babbage Award[16].
  • Burton Smith was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[17].
  • Burton Smith was a member of National Academy of Engineering[18].
  • Burton Smith was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[19].
  • Burton Smith's image is recorded as Burton J Smith.JPG[20].
  • Burton Smith is recorded as male[21].
  • Burton Smith's instance of is recorded as human[22].
  • Burton Smith's ISNI is recorded as 0000000024489884[23].
  • Burton Smith's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 306066822[24].
  • Burton Smith's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 23417645[25].
  • Burton Smith's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79061959[26].
  • Burton Smith's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 113242[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Burton Smith's place of birth was Chapel Hill[2]. He was born on +1941-03-21T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Pomona College[9], a private not-for-profit educational institution[28], in United States[29], founded in 1887[30], headquartered in Claremont[31]; Cate School[10], a boarding school[32], in United States[33], founded in 1910[34]; and Massachusetts Institute of Technology[11], a university[35], in United States[36], founded in 1861[37], headquartered in Cambridge[38]. Burton Smith's doctoral advisor was Frederick Clair Hennie, III[12].

Career and Affiliations

Burton Smith worked as a computer scientist[6].

Recognition

Awards received include Eckert–Mauchly Award[13], a science award[39], in United States[40], founded in 1979[41]; Seymour Cray Computer Engineering Award[14], an award[42], founded in 1999[43]; ACM Fellow[15], a fellowship award[44]; and Charles Babbage Award[16], an award[45].

Death and Burial

Burton Smith died on +2018-04-03T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Burien[4].

Why It Matters

Burton Smith ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[7] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

FAQs

Where was Burton Smith born?

Born in Chapel Hill[2], Burton Smith…

Where did Burton Smith die?

Burton Smith passed away in Burien[4].

What did Burton Smith do for work?

Burton Smith worked as computer scientist[6].

Where did Burton Smith go to school?

Burton Smith was educated at Pomona College[9], Cate School[10], and Massachusetts Institute of Technology[11].

What awards did Burton Smith receive?

Honors received include Eckert–Mauchly Award[13], Seymour Cray Computer Engineering Award[14], ACM Fellow[15], and Charles Babbage Award[16].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [20] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [21] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [22] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . awards.acm.org. awards.acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . awards.acm.org. awards.acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . computer.org. computer.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [12] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [23] . wikidata.org.
  17. [24] . wikidata.org.
  18. [25] . wikidata.org.
  19. [26] . wikidata.org.
  20. [17] . wikidata.org.
  21. [18] . wikidata.org.
  22. [19] . awards.acm.org. Retrieved . awards.acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . 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. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [46] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Burton Smith. Retrieved March 13, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/burton-smith
MLA “Burton Smith.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 13 Mar. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/burton-smith.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_burton-smith_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Burton Smith}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/burton-smith}, note = {Accessed: 2026-03-13}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Burton Smith — https://4ort.xyz/entity/burton-smith (retrieved 2026-03-13)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/burton-smith · Last refreshed: