Clifford Stoll

American astronomer
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Clifford Stoll

Summary

Clifford Stoll is a human[1]. He was born in Buffalo[2]. He was born on June 4, 1950[3]. He worked as an astronomer[4], computer scientist[5], and writer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.64% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (909 views/month, #6,399 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Buffalo[2], Clifford Stoll…
  • Clifford Stoll was born on June 4, 1950[3].
  • Clifford Stoll held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Clifford Stoll worked as an astronomer[4].
  • Clifford Stoll's professions included computer scientist[5].
  • Clifford Stoll worked as a writer[6].
  • Among Clifford Stoll's employers was Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory[9].
  • Clifford Stoll was educated at University of Arizona[10].
  • Clifford Stoll was educated at Hutchinson Central Technical High School[11].
  • Clifford Stoll's doctoral advisor was Martin George Tomasko[12].
  • Clifford Stoll's doctoral advisor was Tom Gehrels[13].
  • A notable work attributed to Clifford Stoll is The Cuckoo's Egg[14].
  • Clifford Stoll is recorded as male[15].
  • Clifford Stoll's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Clifford Stoll's Commons category is recorded as Clifford Stoll[17].
  • Clifford Stoll earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[18].
  • Clifford Stoll's residence is recorded as Oakland[19].
  • Clifford Stoll's family name is recorded as Stoll[20].
  • Clifford Stoll's given name is recorded as Clifford[21].
  • Clifford Stoll's given name is recorded as Paul[22].
  • Clifford Stoll's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[23].
  • Clifford Stoll's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Clifford Paul Stoll'}[24].
  • Clifford Stoll's Erdős number is recorded as {'amount': '+3'}[25].
  • Clifford Stoll's contributed to creative work is recorded as Numberphile[26].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[27]

  • Country: US[28]

  • Began / founded: 1950-06-04[29]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 0f36fec4-a161-4339-b8bb-a1a64b166f85[30]

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Origins and Family

Clifford Stoll was born in Buffalo[2]. He was born on June 4, 1950[3].

Education

Educated at University of Arizona[10], a public university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1885[33], headquartered in Tucson[34] and Hutchinson Central Technical High School[11], a high school[35], in United States[36], founded in 1904[37]. Doctoral advisors include Martin George Tomasko[12] and Tom Gehrels[13], an astronomer[38], 1925–2011[39], of Kingdom of the Netherlands[40], awarded the Masursky Award[41], specialised in astronomy[42]. Clifford Stoll earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[18].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include astronomer[4], computer scientist[5], and writer[6]. Among Clifford Stoll's employers was Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory[9].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Clifford Stoll is The Cuckoo's Egg[14].

Why It Matters

Clifford Stoll ranks in the top 0.64% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (909 views/month, #6,399 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] He is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

FAQs

Where was Clifford Stoll born?

Clifford Stoll's place of birth was Buffalo[2].

What did Clifford Stoll do for work?

Clifford Stoll worked as astronomer[4], computer scientist[5], and writer[6].

Where did Clifford Stoll go to school?

Clifford Stoll was educated at University of Arizona[10] and Hutchinson Central Technical High School[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [15] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [16] . datos.bne.es. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  11. [12] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
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  20. [14] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [42] . 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. [43] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation astronomer, computer scientist, writer
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  2. 24d ago · Well very well · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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