David Plaisted

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David Plaisted

Summary

David Plaisted is a human[1]. He was born on 1950[2]. He worked as a computer scientist[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • David Plaisted was born on 1950[2].
  • David Plaisted's professions included computer scientist[3].
  • Among David Plaisted's employers was University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill[5].
  • David Plaisted was employed by University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[6].
  • David Plaisted's education included a stint at University of Chicago[7].
  • David Plaisted's education included a stint at Stanford University[8].
  • David Plaisted's doctoral advisor was Robert W. Floyd[9].
  • David Plaisted received the Herbrand Award[10].
  • David Plaisted is recorded as male[11].
  • David Plaisted's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • David Plaisted supervised Jieh Hsiang as a doctoral student[13].
  • David Plaisted supervised M. Paramasivam as a doctoral student[14].
  • David Plaisted's family name is recorded as Plaisted[15].
  • David Plaisted's given name is recorded as David[16].
  • David Plaisted's Erdős number is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}[17].
  • David Plaisted's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[18].

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Origins and Family

David Plaisted was born on 1950[2].

Education

Educated at University of Chicago[7], a private university[19], in United States[20], founded in 1890[21], headquartered in Chicago[22] and Stanford University[8], a private university[23], in United States[24], founded in 1885[25], headquartered in Stanford[26]. David Plaisted's doctoral advisor was Robert W. Floyd[9].

Career and Affiliations

David Plaisted worked as a computer scientist[3]. Employers include University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill[5], a public research university[27], in United States[28], founded in 1789[29] and University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[6], a public research university[30], in United States[31], founded in 1867[32]. Doctoral students include Jieh Hsiang[13], b. 1954[33] and M. Paramasivam[14].

Recognition

David Plaisted received the Herbrand Award[10].

Why It Matters

David Plaisted ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[4] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

What did David Plaisted do for work?

David Plaisted worked as computer scientist[3].

Where did David Plaisted go to school?

David Plaisted was educated at University of Chicago[7] and Stanford University[8].

What awards did David Plaisted receive?

Honors received include Herbrand Award[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . genealogy.math.ndsu.nodak.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [2] . Virtual International Authority File. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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