David Harel

Israeli computer scientist
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Summary

David Harel is a human[1]. He was born in London[2]. He was born on April 12, 1950[3]. He worked as a computer scientist[4] and professor[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (137 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • David Harel was born in London[2].
  • David Harel was born on April 12, 1950[3].
  • David Harel held citizenship in Israel[7].
  • David Harel's professions included computer scientist[4].
  • David Harel's professions included professor[5].
  • David Harel's field of work was computer science[8].
  • David Harel was employed by Weizmann Institute of Science[9].
  • David Harel's doctoral advisor was Vaughan Ronald Pratt[10].
  • David Harel's doctoral advisor was Albert R. Meyer[11].
  • David Harel received the Israel Prize[12].
  • David Harel received the ACM Software System Award[13].
  • David Harel received the Stevens Award[14].
  • David Harel received the ACM Fellow[15].
  • David Harel received the IEEE Fellow[16].
  • David Harel received the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[17].
  • David Harel was a member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers[18].
  • David Harel was a member of Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities[19].
  • David Harel was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[20].
  • David Harel was a member of National Academy of Engineering[21].
  • David Harel was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[22].
  • David Harel was a member of Academia Europaea[23].
  • David Harel is recorded as male[24].
  • David Harel's instance of is recorded as human[25].
  • David Harel supervised David Peleg as a doctoral student[26].
  • David Harel supervised Danny Raz as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

David Harel was born in London[2]. He was born on April 12, 1950[3].

Education

Doctoral advisors include Vaughan Ronald Pratt[10], a computer scientist[28], b. 1944[29], of Australia[30], awarded the ACM Fellow[31], specialised in computer science[32] and Albert R. Meyer[11], an engineer[33], b. 1941[34], of United States[35], awarded the ACM Fellow[36], specialised in computer science[37].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[4] and professor[5]. David Harel's field of work was computer science[8]. Among his employers was Weizmann Institute of Science[9]. Doctoral students include David Peleg[26], a computer scientist[38], b. 1957[39], of Israel[40], awarded the Dijkstra Prize[41], specialised in computer science[42]; Danny Raz[27], a researcher[43], b. 1959[44], of Israel[45]; Rafi Heiman[46]; Ron Unger[47], a computational biologist[48], b. 1958[49]; Tirza Hirst[50]; and Yishai Feldman[51], a computer scientist[52], b. 1958[53].

Recognition

Awards received include Israel Prize[12], an award[54], in Israel[55], founded in 1953[56]; ACM Software System Award[13], a science award[57], founded in 1983[58]; Stevens Award[14], an award[59], founded in 1995[60]; ACM Fellow[15], a fellowship award[61]; IEEE Fellow[16], a science award[62]; and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[17], a fellowship award[63], in United States[64], founded in 1874[65].

Why It Matters

David Harel ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (137 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[66]

His notable doctoral advisees include David Peleg[67], a computer scientist[68], b. 1957[69], of Israel[70], awarded the Dijkstra Prize[71], specialised in computer science[72] and Yosee Feldman[73], a computer scientist[74], of Israel[75].

FAQs

Where was David Harel born?

Born in London[2].

What did David Harel do for work?

David Harel worked as computer scientist[4] and professor[5].

What awards did David Harel receive?

Honors received include Israel Prize[12], ACM Software System Award[13], Stevens Award[14], and ACM Fellow[15].

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Class ancestry

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  2. [66] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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