David Plaisted

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David Plaisted

Summary

David Plaisted is a human[1]. He was born on +1950-00-00T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a computer scientist[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • David Plaisted was born on +1950-00-00T00:00:00Z[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 ISNI is recorded as 0000000024524424[15].
  • David Plaisted's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 24850803[16].
  • David Plaisted's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79030633[17].
  • David Plaisted's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 14601549q[18].
  • David Plaisted's IdRef ID is recorded as 085973653[19].
  • David Plaisted's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 98855[20].
  • David Plaisted's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03cdzjf[21].
  • David Plaisted's family name is recorded as Plaisted[22].
  • David Plaisted's given name is recorded as David[23].
  • David Plaisted's ACM Digital Library author ID is recorded as 81100050543[24].
  • David Plaisted's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 162082037[25].
  • David Plaisted's zbMATH author ID is recorded as plaisted.david-alan[26].
  • David Plaisted's Erdős number is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}[27].

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Origins and Family

David Plaisted was born on +1950-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Educated at University of Chicago[7], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1890[30], headquartered in Chicago[31] and Stanford University[8], a private university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1885[34], headquartered in Stanford[35]. 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[36], in United States[37], founded in 1789[38] and University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[6], a public research university[39], in United States[40], founded in 1867[41]. Doctoral students include Jieh Hsiang[13], b. 1954[42] 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 (3 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[4] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

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. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [2] . Virtual International Authority File. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . 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. [43] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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