C. Sidney Burrus

American electrical engineer (1934-2021)
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C. Sidney Burrus

Summary

C. Sidney Burrus is a human[1]. His place of birth was Abilene[2]. He was born on +1934-10-09T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Houston[4]. He died on +2021-04-03T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a university teacher[6], electrical engineer[7], and electrotechnician[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • C. Sidney Burrus was born in Abilene[2].
  • C. Sidney Burrus died in Houston[4].
  • C. Sidney Burrus was born on +1934-10-09T00:00:00Z[3].
  • C. Sidney Burrus died on +2021-04-03T00:00:00Z[5].
  • C. Sidney Burrus held citizenship in United States[10].
  • C. Sidney Burrus's professions included university teacher[6].
  • C. Sidney Burrus worked as an electrical engineer[7].
  • C. Sidney Burrus worked as an electrotechnician[8].
  • C. Sidney Burrus's field of work was digital signal processing[11].
  • C. Sidney Burrus's field of work was electrical engineering[12].
  • C. Sidney Burrus's field of work was computing[13].
  • Among C. Sidney Burrus's employers was Rice University[14].
  • Among C. Sidney Burrus's employers was Rice University[15].
  • C. Sidney Burrus was educated at Stanford University[16].
  • C. Sidney Burrus was educated at Rice University[17].
  • C. Sidney Burrus's doctoral advisor was David Fears Tuttle, Jr.[18].
  • C. Sidney Burrus received the IEEE Fellow[19].
  • C. Sidney Burrus received the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[20].
  • C. Sidney Burrus was a member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers[21].
  • C. Sidney Burrus was a member of Rice University Electrical and Computer Engineering Department[22].
  • C. Sidney Burrus is recorded as male[23].
  • C. Sidney Burrus's instance of is recorded as human[24].
  • C. Sidney Burrus supervised Howard Johnson as a doctoral student[25].
  • C. Sidney Burrus supervised Felix C. A. Fernandes as a doctoral student[26].
  • C. Sidney Burrus supervised Ivan William Selesnick as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Abilene[2], C. Sidney Burrus… he was born on +1934-10-09T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Stanford University[16], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1885[30], headquartered in Stanford[31] and Rice University[17], a private university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1891[34], headquartered in Houston[35]. C. Sidney Burrus's doctoral advisor was David Fears Tuttle, Jr.[18].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include university teacher[6], electrical engineer[7], and electrotechnician[8]. Fields of work include digital signal processing[11]; electrical engineering[12], a branch of engineering[36]; and computing[13], a type of process[37]. Employers include Rice University[14], a private university[38], in United States[39], founded in 1891[40], headquartered in Houston[41]. Doctoral students include Howard Johnson[25], a computer scientist[42], b. 1950[43], specialised in informatics[44]; Felix C. A. Fernandes[26]; Ivan William Selesnick[27]; Jan Erik Odegard[45]; Ricardo F. von Borries[46]; and Haitao Guo[47].

Recognition

Awards received include IEEE Fellow[19], a science award[48] and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[20], a fellowship award[49], in United States[50], founded in 1874[51].

Death and Burial

C. Sidney Burrus died on +2021-04-03T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Houston[4].

Why It Matters

C. Sidney Burrus ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[9] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]

His notable doctoral advisees include Howard Johnson[53], a computer scientist[54], b. 1950[55], specialised in informatics[56] and Ramesh C. Agarwal[57], a computer scientist[58].

FAQs

Where was C. Sidney Burrus born?

C. Sidney Burrus was born in Abilene[2].

Where did C. Sidney Burrus die?

C. Sidney Burrus passed away in Houston[4].

What did C. Sidney Burrus do for work?

C. Sidney Burrus worked as university teacher[6], electrical engineer[7], and electrotechnician[8].

Where did C. Sidney Burrus go to school?

C. Sidney Burrus was educated at Stanford University[16] and Rice University[17].

What awards did C. Sidney Burrus receive?

Honors received include IEEE Fellow[19] and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[20].

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  28. [5] . news.rice.edu. news.rice.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. [53] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [57] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  22. [54] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  23. [55] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  24. [56] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  25. [58] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [52] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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