David J. Farber

Summary

David J. Farber is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Jersey City^[2]. He was born on +1934-04-17T00:00:00Z^[3]. He died in Tokyo^[4]. He died on +2026-02-07T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as a computer scientist^[6], information scientist^[7], university teacher^[8], and electrotechnician^[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).^[10]

Key Facts

• Born in Jersey City^[2], David J. Farber…
• David J. Farber passed away in Tokyo^[4].
• David J. Farber was born on +1934-04-17T00:00:00Z^[3].
• David J. Farber died on +2026-02-07T00:00:00Z^[5].
• David J. Farber held citizenship in United States^[11].
• David J. Farber worked as a computer scientist^[6].
• David J. Farber's professions included information scientist^[7].
• David J. Farber's professions included university teacher^[8].
• David J. Farber worked as an electrotechnician^[9].
• David J. Farber's field of work was computer science^[12].
• David J. Farber's field of work was information science^[13].
• David J. Farber's field of work was telecommunications^[14].
• David J. Farber's field of work was electrical engineering^[15].
• David J. Farber's field of work was informatics^[16].
• David J. Farber's field of work was telecommunications network^[17].
• Among David J. Farber's employers was Carnegie Mellon University^[18].
• David J. Farber was employed by University of California, Irvine^[19].
• Among David J. Farber's employers was University of Delaware^[20].
• David J. Farber was employed by Keio University^[21].
• David J. Farber was educated at Stevens Institute of Technology^[22].
• David J. Farber was educated at Stevens Institute of Technology^[23].
• David J. Farber received the SIGCOMM Award^[24].
• David J. Farber received the Internet Hall of Fame^[25].
• David J. Farber received the ACM Fellow^[26].
• David J. Farber received the IEEE Fellow^[27].

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Origins and Family

David J. Farber's place of birth was Jersey City^[2]. He was born on +1934-04-17T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at Stevens Institute of Technology^[22], a university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1870^[30].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist^[6], information scientist^[7], university teacher^[8], and electrotechnician^[9]. Fields of work include computer science^[12], an academic discipline^[31]; information science^[13], an academic discipline^[32]; telecommunications^[14], a branch of science^[33]; electrical engineering^[15], a branch of engineering^[34]; informatics^[16], an academic major^[35], founded in 1957^[36]; and telecommunications network^[17]. Employers include Carnegie Mellon University^[18], a private university^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1900^[39], headquartered in Pittsburgh^[40]; University of California, Irvine^[19], a public research university^[41], in United States^[42], founded in 1965^[43]; University of Delaware^[20], a land-grant university^[44], in United States^[45], founded in 1743^[46], headquartered in Newark^[47]; and Keio University^[21], a private university^[48], in Japan^[49], founded in 1858^[50], headquartered in Mita^[51]. Doctoral students include Jon Postel^[52], W. David Sincoskie^[53], Paul Mockapetris^[54], Gurudatta M. Parulkar^[55], Joseph Dean Touch^[56], and Gary Scott Delp^[57].

Recognition

Awards received include SIGCOMM Award^[24], an award^[58], in United States^[59], founded in 1989^[60]; Internet Hall of Fame^[25], a hall of fame^[61], in United States^[62], founded in 2012^[63]; ACM Fellow^[26], a fellowship award^[64]; IEEE Fellow^[27], a science award^[65]; Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science^[66]; and John Scott Award^[67].

Death and Burial

David J. Farber died on +2026-02-07T00:00:00Z^[5]. He passed away in Tokyo^[4].

Why It Matters

David J. Farber ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).^[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[68] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[69]

His notable doctoral advisees include Jon Postel^[70], a computer scientist^[71], 1943–1998^[72], of United States^[73], awarded the EFF Award^[74], specialised in information technology^[75]; Paul Mockapetris^[76], a computer scientist^[77], b. 1948^[78], of United States^[79], awarded the IEEE Internet Award^[80], specialised in Internet^[81]; and W. David Sincoskie^[82], a computer scientist^[83], 1954–2010^[84], of United States^[85], specialised in computer engineering^[86].

FAQs

Where was David J. Farber born?

David J. Farber was born in Jersey City^[2].

Where did David J. Farber die?

David J. Farber died in Tokyo^[4].

What did David J. Farber do for work?

David J. Farber worked as computer scientist^[6], information scientist^[7], university teacher^[8], and electrotechnician^[9].

Where did David J. Farber go to school?

David J. Farber was educated at Stevens Institute of Technology^[22] and Stevens Institute of Technology^[23].

What awards did David J. Farber receive?

Honors received include SIGCOMM Award^[24], Internet Hall of Fame^[25], ACM Fellow^[26], and IEEE Fellow^[27].