David G. Kirkpatrick

Summary

David G. Kirkpatrick is a human^[1]. He was born on +1953-01-01T00:00:00Z^[2]. He worked as a computer scientist^[3], engineer^[4], and university teacher^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• David G. Kirkpatrick was born on +1953-01-01T00:00:00Z^[2].
• David G. Kirkpatrick held citizenship in Canada^[7].
• David G. Kirkpatrick worked as a computer scientist^[3].
• David G. Kirkpatrick worked as an engineer^[4].
• David G. Kirkpatrick's professions included university teacher^[5].
• Among David G. Kirkpatrick's employers was University of British Columbia^[8].
• David G. Kirkpatrick was educated at University of Toronto^[9].
• David G. Kirkpatrick's doctoral advisor was Allan Borodin^[10].
• A notable student of David G. Kirkpatrick was Ellen Gethner^[11].
• A notable work attributed to David G. Kirkpatrick is Kirkpatrick–Seidel algorithm^[12].
• David G. Kirkpatrick received the Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada^[13].
• David G. Kirkpatrick was a member of Royal Society of Canada^[14].
• David G. Kirkpatrick's image is recorded as David Kirkpatrick at WADS 2015.jpg^[15].
• David G. Kirkpatrick is recorded as male^[16].
• David G. Kirkpatrick's instance of is recorded as human^[17].
• David G. Kirkpatrick supervised Bettina Speckmann as a doctoral student^[18].
• David G. Kirkpatrick supervised Heinz Breu as a doctoral student^[19].
• David G. Kirkpatrick supervised Lisa Higham as a doctoral student^[20].
• David G. Kirkpatrick supervised François Anton as a doctoral student^[21].
• David G. Kirkpatrick supervised Stephane Durocher as a doctoral student^[22].
• David G. Kirkpatrick supervised Teresa M. Przytycka as a doctoral student^[23].
• David G. Kirkpatrick supervised Stephen Wismath as a doctoral student^[24].
• David G. Kirkpatrick's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 71944^[25].
• David G. Kirkpatrick's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09v77lc^[26].
• David G. Kirkpatrick's family name is recorded as Kirkpatrick^[27].

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Origins and Family

David G. Kirkpatrick was born on +1953-01-01T00:00:00Z^[2].

Education

David G. Kirkpatrick was educated at University of Toronto^[9]. His doctoral advisor was Allan Borodin^[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist^[3], engineer^[4], and university teacher^[5]. David G. Kirkpatrick was employed by University of British Columbia^[8]. A notable student of him was Ellen Gethner^[11]. Doctoral students include Bettina Speckmann^[18], a researcher^[28], b. 1972^[29], specialised in mathematics^[30]; Heinz Breu^[19]; Lisa Higham^[20], a computer scientist^[31], specialised in distributed computing^[32]; François Anton^[21]; Stephane Durocher^[22]; and Teresa M. Przytycka^[23], a computer scientist^[33], b. 1958^[34].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to David G. Kirkpatrick is Kirkpatrick–Seidel algorithm^[12]. Things named for him include Kirkpatrick–Seidel algorithm^[35], a convex hull algorithm^[36].

Recognition

David G. Kirkpatrick received the Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada^[13].

Why It Matters

David G. Kirkpatrick ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).^[6] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

Entities named for him include Kirkpatrick–Seidel algorithm^[35], a convex hull algorithm^[36].

His notable doctoral advisees include Teresa M. Przytycka^[38], a computer scientist^[39], b. 1958^[40]; Bettina Speckmann^[41], a researcher^[42], b. 1972^[43], specialised in mathematics^[44]; and Lisa Higham^[45], a computer scientist^[46], specialised in distributed computing^[47].

FAQs

What did David G. Kirkpatrick do for work?

David G. Kirkpatrick worked as computer scientist^[3], engineer^[4], and university teacher^[5].

Where did David G. Kirkpatrick go to school?

David G. Kirkpatrick was educated at University of Toronto^[9].

What awards did David G. Kirkpatrick receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada^[13].