Dan Willard

American computer scientist
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Dan Willard

Summary

Dan Willard is a human[1]. He was born on +1948-00-00T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +2023-01-21T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a computer scientist[4] and philosopher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Dan Willard was born on +1948-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Dan Willard died on +2023-01-21T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Dan Willard held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Dan Willard worked as a computer scientist[4].
  • Dan Willard worked as a philosopher[5].
  • Dan Willard was employed by State University of New York at Albany[8].
  • Dan Willard's education included a stint at Harvard University[9].
  • Dan Willard was educated at Stony Brook University[10].
  • Dan Willard is recorded as male[11].
  • Dan Willard's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Dan Willard's ISNI is recorded as 0000000084300326[13].
  • Dan Willard's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 18497725[14].
  • Dan Willard's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79044534[15].
  • Dan Willard's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA08964744[16].
  • Dan Willard's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0vxfncy[17].
  • Dan Willard's family name is recorded as Willard[18].
  • Dan Willard's given name is recorded as Dan[19].
  • Dan Willard's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 132166542[20].
  • Dan Willard's BIBSYS ID is recorded as 90117870[21].
  • Dan Willard's zbMATH author ID is recorded as willard.dan-e[22].
  • Dan Willard's DBLP author ID is recorded as w/DanEWillard[23].
  • Dan Willard's RERO ID is recorded as A009698075[24].
  • Dan Willard's WorldCat Entities ID is recorded as E39PBJbRjm68cxfHp47JRYM3wC[25].
  • Dan Willard's CiNii Research ID is recorded as 1140563741726025856[26].

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Origins and Family

Dan Willard was born on +1948-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Educated at Harvard University[9], a private university[27], in United States[28], founded in 1636[29], headquartered in Cambridge[30] and Stony Brook University[10], a public university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1957[33], headquartered in Stony Brook University[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[4] and philosopher[5]. Among Dan Willard's employers was State University of New York at Albany[8].

Death and Burial

Dan Willard died on +2023-01-21T00:00:00Z[3].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Dan Willard include Trivers–Willard hypothesis[35], a hypothesis[36].

Why It Matters

Dan Willard ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[6] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

Entities named for him include Trivers–Willard hypothesis[35], a hypothesis[36].

FAQs

What did Dan Willard do for work?

Dan Willard worked as computer scientist[4] and philosopher[5].

Where did Dan Willard go to school?

Dan Willard was educated at Harvard University[9] and Stony Brook University[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [12] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [2] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [35] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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