David Waltz

computer scientist (1943–2012)
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David Waltz

Summary

David Waltz is a human[1]. His place of birth was Boston[2]. He was born on May 28, 1943[3]. He passed away in Princeton[4]. He died on March 22, 2012[5]. He worked as a computer scientist[6] and artificial intelligence researcher[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • David Waltz was born in Boston[2].
  • David Waltz died in Princeton[4].
  • David Waltz was born on May 28, 1943[3].
  • David Waltz died on March 22, 2012[5].
  • David Waltz held citizenship in United States[9].
  • David Waltz's professions included computer scientist[6].
  • David Waltz's professions included artificial intelligence researcher[7].
  • David Waltz's field of work was artificial intelligence[10].
  • David Waltz was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[11].
  • David Waltz's doctoral advisor was Patrick Winston[12].
  • David Waltz received the AAAI Fellow[13].
  • David Waltz received the ACM Fellow[14].
  • David Waltz was a member of Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence[15].
  • David Waltz was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[16].
  • David Waltz was influenced by Marvin Minsky[17].
  • David Waltz is recorded as male[18].
  • David Waltz's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • David Waltz supervised Tim Finin as a doctoral student[20].
  • David Waltz supervised Jordan Bruce Pollack as a doctoral student[21].
  • David Waltz supervised Lois Carolyn Boggess as a doctoral student[22].
  • David Waltz supervised Douglas Duane Dankel, II as a doctoral student[23].
  • David Waltz supervised Larry Bookman as a doctoral student[24].
  • David Waltz supervised Xiru Zhang as a doctoral student[25].
  • David Waltz supervised Wesley E. Snyder as a doctoral student[26].
  • David Waltz earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[27].

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Origins and Family

David Waltz's place of birth was Boston[2]. He was born on May 28, 1943[3].

Education

David Waltz was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[11]. His doctoral advisor was Patrick Winston[12]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[27].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[6] and artificial intelligence researcher[7]. David Waltz's field of work was artificial intelligence[10]. Doctoral students include Tim Finin[20], a computer scientist[28], b. 1949[29], of United States[30], awarded the AAAI Fellow[31], specialised in artificial intelligence[32]; Jordan Bruce Pollack[21], a researcher[33]; Lois Carolyn Boggess[22]; Douglas Duane Dankel, II[23]; Larry Bookman[24]; and Xiru Zhang[25].

Recognition

Awards received include AAAI Fellow[13], a science award[34], in United States[35] and ACM Fellow[14], a fellowship award[36].

Death and Burial

David Waltz died on March 22, 2012[5]. He passed away in Princeton[4].

Why It Matters

David Waltz ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).[8] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

His notable doctoral advisees include Tim Finin[38], a computer scientist[39], b. 1949[40], of United States[41], awarded the AAAI Fellow[42], specialised in artificial intelligence[43].

FAQs

Where was David Waltz born?

David Waltz was born in Boston[2].

Where did David Waltz die?

David Waltz died in Princeton[4].

What did David Waltz do for work?

David Waltz worked as computer scientist[6] and artificial intelligence researcher[7].

Where did David Waltz go to school?

David Waltz was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[11].

What awards did David Waltz receive?

Honors received include AAAI Fellow[13] and ACM Fellow[14].

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  21. [16] . awards.acm.org. Retrieved . awards.acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [27] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  24. [5] . engineering.columbia.edu. Retrieved . engineering.columbia.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  1. [38] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  13. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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