David Wolpert

American mathematician, physicist and computer scientist
Person human Q18154286
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David Wolpert

Summary

David Wolpert is a human[1]. His place of birth was Johannesburg[2]. He was born on +1961-05-19T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a computer scientist[4], mathematician[5], physicist[6], and university teacher[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month, #7,280 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • David Wolpert's place of birth was Johannesburg[2].
  • David Wolpert was born on +1961-05-19T00:00:00Z[3].
  • David Wolpert held citizenship in United States[9].
  • David Wolpert worked as a computer scientist[4].
  • David Wolpert worked as a mathematician[5].
  • David Wolpert's professions included physicist[6].
  • David Wolpert's professions included university teacher[7].
  • David Wolpert's field of work was mathematics[10].
  • David Wolpert's field of work was statistics[11].
  • David Wolpert's field of work was machine learning[12].
  • David Wolpert's field of work was informatics[13].
  • David Wolpert's field of work was game theory[14].
  • David Wolpert's field of work was information theory[15].
  • David Wolpert was employed by Santa Fe Institute[16].
  • David Wolpert's doctoral advisor was Anthony Zee[17].
  • David Wolpert is recorded as male[18].
  • David Wolpert's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • David Wolpert's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 75551577[20].
  • David Wolpert's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n94104935[21].
  • David Wolpert's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 17050587f[22].
  • David Wolpert's ORCID iD is recorded as 0000-0003-3105-2869[23].
  • David Wolpert's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 250063[24].
  • David Wolpert's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/011x3phk[25].
  • David Wolpert's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as xx0251338[26].
  • David Wolpert's family name is recorded as Wolpert[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Johannesburg[2], David Wolpert… he was born on +1961-05-19T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

David Wolpert's doctoral advisor was Anthony Zee[17].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[4], mathematician[5], physicist[6], and university teacher[7]. Fields of work include mathematics[10], an academic discipline[28]; statistics[11], an academic major[29]; machine learning[12], an academic discipline[30]; informatics[13], an academic major[31], founded in 1957[32]; game theory[14], a branch of mathematics[33]; and information theory[15], a branch of science[34]. Among David Wolpert's employers was Santa Fe Institute[16].

Why It Matters

David Wolpert ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month, #7,280 of 1,000,298).[8] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was David Wolpert born?

Born in Johannesburg[2], David Wolpert…

What did David Wolpert do for work?

David Wolpert worked as computer scientist[4], mathematician[5], physicist[6], and university teacher[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [19] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . Personal Authority Wikibase of the Czech Republic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . Personal Authority Wikibase of the Czech Republic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . ORCID Public Data File 2020. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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