Daniel Sleator

American computer scientist
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Daniel Sleator

Summary

Daniel Sleator is a human[1]. His place of birth was St. Louis[2]. He was born on +1953-12-10T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a computer scientist[4] and university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37 views/month, #7,278 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Born in St. Louis[2], Daniel Sleator…
  • Daniel Sleator was born on +1953-12-10T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Daniel Sleator held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Daniel Sleator's professions included computer scientist[4].
  • Daniel Sleator's professions included university teacher[5].
  • Daniel Sleator's field of work was computer science[8].
  • Daniel Sleator was employed by Carnegie Mellon University[9].
  • Daniel Sleator was educated at Stanford University[10].
  • Daniel Sleator was educated at University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[11].
  • Daniel Sleator's doctoral advisor was Robert Tarjan[12].
  • Daniel Sleator received the Paris Kanellakis Award[13].
  • Daniel Sleator is recorded as male[14].
  • Daniel Sleator's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Daniel Sleator supervised Rex Dwyer as a doctoral student[16].
  • Daniel Sleator supervised Daniel Tunkelang as a doctoral student[17].
  • Daniel Sleator supervised Anja Feldmann as a doctoral student[18].
  • Daniel Sleator supervised Victor J. Milenkovic as a doctoral student[19].
  • Daniel Sleator supervised Lyle Andrew McGeoch as a doctoral student[20].
  • Daniel Sleator's ISNI is recorded as 0000000109024664[21].
  • Daniel Sleator's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 54241399[22].
  • Daniel Sleator's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n91119710[23].
  • Daniel Sleator's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12442665p[24].
  • Daniel Sleator's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 50085[25].
  • Daniel Sleator's residence is recorded as Pittsburgh[26].
  • Daniel Sleator's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/014pl6[27].

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Origins and Family

Daniel Sleator was born in St. Louis[2]. He was born on +1953-12-10T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Stanford University[10], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1885[30], headquartered in Stanford[31] and University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[11], a public research university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1867[34]. Daniel Sleator's doctoral advisor was Robert Tarjan[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[4] and university teacher[5]. Daniel Sleator's field of work was computer science[8]. Among his employers was Carnegie Mellon University[9]. Doctoral students include Rex Dwyer[16]; Daniel Tunkelang[17]; Anja Feldmann[18], a computer scientist[35], b. 1966[36], of Germany[37], awarded the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize[38]; Victor J. Milenkovic[19], a computer scientist[39]; and Lyle Andrew McGeoch[20], a computer scientist[40], 1959–2019[41], of United States[42].

Recognition

Daniel Sleator received the Paris Kanellakis Award[13].

Why It Matters

Daniel Sleator ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37 views/month, #7,278 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43]

His notable doctoral advisees include Chris Okasaki[44], a computer scientist[45], specialised in computer science[46]; Anja Feldmann[47], a computer scientist[48], b. 1966[49], of Germany[50], awarded the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize[51]; Victor J. Milenkovic[52], a computer scientist[53]; and Lyle Andrew McGeoch[54], a computer scientist[55], 1959–2019[56], of United States[57].

FAQs

Where was Daniel Sleator born?

Born in St. Louis[2], Daniel Sleator…

What did Daniel Sleator do for work?

Daniel Sleator worked as computer scientist[4] and university teacher[5].

Where did Daniel Sleator go to school?

Daniel Sleator was educated at Stanford University[10] and University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[11].

What awards did Daniel Sleator receive?

Honors received include Paris Kanellakis Award[13].

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  18. [21] . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  21. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

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

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  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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