David Musser

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David Musser

Summary

David Musser is a human[1]. He was born on August 24, 1944[2]. He worked as an engineer[3] and computer scientist[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • David Musser was born on August 24, 1944[2].
  • David Musser worked as an engineer[3].
  • David Musser's professions included computer scientist[4].
  • Among David Musser's employers was Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute[6].
  • David Musser's education included a stint at University of Wisconsin–Madison[7].
  • David Musser's doctoral advisor was George E. Collins[8].
  • David Musser is recorded as male[9].
  • David Musser's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • David Musser supervised Paul Brown as a doctoral student[11].
  • David Musser supervised Dan Benanav as a doctoral student[12].
  • David Musser's family name is recorded as Musser[13].
  • David Musser's given name is recorded as David[14].
  • David Musser's official website is recorded as https://www.cs.rpi.edu/~musser/[15].
  • David Musser's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[16].

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Origins and Family

David Musser was born on August 24, 1944[2].

Education

David Musser's education included a stint at University of Wisconsin–Madison[7]. His doctoral advisor was George E. Collins[8].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include engineer[3] and computer scientist[4]. David Musser was employed by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute[6]. Doctoral students include Paul Brown[11] and Dan Benanav[12].

Why It Matters

David Musser ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[5]

He is credited with the discovery of introsort[17], a sorting algorithm[18].

His notable doctoral advisees include Paul Brown[19], a computer scientist[20], b. 1968[21].

FAQs

What did David Musser do for work?

David Musser worked as engineer[3] and computer scientist[4].

Where did David Musser go to school?

David Musser was educated at University of Wisconsin–Madison[7].

What did David Musser discover?

David Musser is credited as discoverer of introsort[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  10. [2] . lccn.loc.gov. lccn.loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [17] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [19] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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