David Sankoff

Summary

David Sankoff is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Montreal^[2]. He was born on December 31, 1942^[3]. He worked as a mathematician^[4], linguist^[5], computer scientist^[6], and university teacher^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• David Sankoff was born in Montreal^[2].
• David Sankoff was born on December 31, 1942^[3].
• David Sankoff was born on 1942^[9].
• David Sankoff held citizenship in Canada^[10].
• David Sankoff worked as a mathematician^[4].
• David Sankoff's professions included linguist^[5].
• David Sankoff's professions included computer scientist^[6].
• David Sankoff worked as a university teacher^[7].
• David Sankoff's field of work was genomics^[11].
• David Sankoff's field of work was linguistics^[12].
• David Sankoff's field of work was bioinformatics^[13].
• David Sankoff was educated at McGill University^[14].
• David Sankoff's doctoral advisor was Donald A. Dawson^[15].
• A notable work attributed to David Sankoff is Variable rules analysis^[16].
• David Sankoff received the Marcel Vincent Prize^[17].
• David Sankoff received the ISCB Senior Scientist Award^[18].
• David Sankoff received the ISCB Fellow^[19].
• David Sankoff received the Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada^[20].
• David Sankoff received the ACM Fellow^[21].
• David Sankoff was a member of Royal Society of Canada^[22].
• David Sankoff was a member of Association for Computing Machinery^[23].
• David Sankoff is recorded as male^[24].
• David Sankoff's instance of is recorded as human^[25].
• David Sankoff supervised Suzanne Drolet as a doctoral student^[26].
• David Sankoff supervised Michele Bourque as a doctoral student^[27].

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Origins and Family

David Sankoff was born in Montreal^[2]. Recorded date of birth include December 31, 1942^[3] and 1942^[9].

Education

David Sankoff was educated at McGill University^[14]. His doctoral advisor was Donald A. Dawson^[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[4], linguist^[5], computer scientist^[6], and university teacher^[7]. Fields of work include genomics^[11], a branch of biology^[28]; linguistics^[12], an academic discipline^[29]; and bioinformatics^[13], a branch of biology^[30]. Doctoral students include Suzanne Drolet^[26]; Michele Bourque^[27]; Pascale Rousseau^[31]; Ba Truong Nguyen^[32]; Mariana Kant-Antonescu^[33], a computer scientist^[34]; and Vincent Ferretti^[35].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to David Sankoff is Variable rules analysis^[16].

Recognition

Awards received include Marcel Vincent Prize^[17], a science award^[36], in Canada^[37], founded in 1975^[38]; ISCB Senior Scientist Award^[18], an award^[39], founded in 2003^[40]; ISCB Fellow^[19], a fellowship award^[41], founded in 1997^[42]; Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada^[20], a fellowship award^[43], in Canada^[44]; and ACM Fellow^[21], a fellowship award^[45].

Why It Matters

David Sankoff ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).^[8]

His notable doctoral advisees include Mariana Kant-Antonescu^[46], a computer scientist^[47].

FAQs

Where was David Sankoff born?

David Sankoff was born in Montreal^[2].

What did David Sankoff do for work?

David Sankoff worked as mathematician^[4], linguist^[5], computer scientist^[6], and university teacher^[7].

Where did David Sankoff go to school?

David Sankoff was educated at McGill University^[14].

What awards did David Sankoff receive?

Honors received include Marcel Vincent Prize^[17], ISCB Senior Scientist Award^[18], ISCB Fellow^[19], and Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada^[20].