David S. Johnson

Summary

David S. Johnson is a human^[1]. Born in Washington, D.C.^[2], he… he was born on December 9, 1945^[3]. He died on March 8, 2016^[4]. He worked as a computer scientist^[5], engineer^[6], and university teacher^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• David S. Johnson was born in Washington, D.C.^[2].
• David S. Johnson was born on December 9, 1945^[3].
• David S. Johnson died on March 8, 2016^[4].
• David S. Johnson held citizenship in United States^[9].
• David S. Johnson worked as a computer scientist^[5].
• David S. Johnson's professions included engineer^[6].
• David S. Johnson's professions included university teacher^[7].
• David S. Johnson's field of work was computer science^[10].
• David S. Johnson's field of work was informatics^[11].
• David S. Johnson's field of work was algorithm^[12].
• David S. Johnson's field of work was mathematical optimization^[13].
• David S. Johnson was employed by Columbia University^[14].
• David S. Johnson's education included a stint at Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[15].
• David S. Johnson's education included a stint at Amherst College^[16].
• David S. Johnson's doctoral advisor was Michael J. Fischer^[17].
• David S. Johnson received the Knuth Prize^[18].
• David S. Johnson received the ACM Fellow^[19].
• David S. Johnson received the Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics^[20].
• David S. Johnson received the Frederick W. Lanchester Prize^[21].
• David S. Johnson was a member of Association for Computing Machinery^[22].
• David S. Johnson was a member of Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics^[23].
• David S. Johnson is recorded as male^[24].
• David S. Johnson's instance of is recorded as human^[25].
• David S. Johnson's family name is recorded as Johnson^[26].
• David S. Johnson's given name is recorded as David^[27].

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Origins and Family

David S. Johnson was born in Washington, D.C.^[2]. He was born on December 9, 1945^[3].

Education

Educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[15], a university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1861^[30], headquartered in Cambridge^[31] and Amherst College^[16], a liberal arts college^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1821^[34]. David S. Johnson's doctoral advisor was Michael J. Fischer^[17].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist^[5], engineer^[6], and university teacher^[7]. Fields of work include computer science^[10], an academic discipline^[35]; informatics^[11], an academic major^[36], founded in 1957^[37]; algorithm^[12]; and mathematical optimization^[13], an academic discipline^[38]. David S. Johnson was employed by Columbia University^[14].

Recognition

Awards received include Knuth Prize^[18], a science award^[39], in United States^[40], founded in 1996^[41]; ACM Fellow^[19], a fellowship award^[42]; Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics^[20], a fellowship award^[43]; and Frederick W. Lanchester Prize^[21], an award^[44], in United States^[45], founded in 1954^[46].

Death and Burial

David S. Johnson died on March 8, 2016^[4].

Why It Matters

David S. Johnson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[47] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[48]

FAQs

Where was David S. Johnson born?

David S. Johnson's place of birth was Washington, D.C.^[2].

What did David S. Johnson do for work?

David S. Johnson worked as computer scientist^[5], engineer^[6], and university teacher^[7].

Where did David S. Johnson go to school?

David S. Johnson was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[15] and Amherst College^[16].

What awards did David S. Johnson receive?

Honors received include Knuth Prize^[18], ACM Fellow^[19], Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics^[20], and Frederick W. Lanchester Prize^[21].