Dirk Hovy

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Dirk Hovy

Summary

Dirk Hovy is a human[1]. His place of birth was Darmstadt[2]. He was born on January 1, 1981[3]. He worked as a linguist[4], computational linguist[5], computer scientist[6], and university teacher[7].

Key Facts

  • Born in Darmstadt[2], Dirk Hovy…
  • Dirk Hovy was born on January 1, 1981[3].
  • Dirk Hovy's father was Dr. Jean Antoine Louis Hovy[8].
  • Dirk Hovy's mother was Renate Floeth[9].
  • Dirk Hovy's professions included linguist[4].
  • Dirk Hovy worked as a computational linguist[5].
  • Dirk Hovy's professions included computer scientist[6].
  • Dirk Hovy worked as a university teacher[7].
  • Dirk Hovy's field of work was computational linguistics[10].
  • Dirk Hovy's field of work was linguistics research[11].
  • Dirk Hovy's field of work was informatics[12].
  • Dirk Hovy's field of work was computer science[13].
  • Dirk Hovy was employed by Bocconi University[14].
  • Dirk Hovy was employed by Bocconi University[15].
  • Dirk Hovy was educated at Saarland University[16].
  • Dirk Hovy was educated at University of Marburg[17].
  • Dirk Hovy's education included a stint at University of Antwerp[18].
  • Dirk Hovy is recorded as male[19].
  • Dirk Hovy's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Dirk Hovy's given name is recorded as Dirk[21].
  • Dirk Hovy's official website is recorded as http://forskning.ku.dk/find-en-forsker/?pure=da%2Fpersons%2Fdirk-hovy(1980ad14-c3c7-4b34-8564-b35a4e6d207f).html[22].
  • Dirk Hovy's official website is recorded as http://www.dirkhovy.com/[23].
  • Dirk Hovy's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German[24].
  • Dirk Hovy's affiliation is recorded as Coastal[25].
  • Dirk Hovy's official blog URL is recorded as http://www.dirkhovy.com/blog/[26].

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Origins and Family

Dirk Hovy was born in Darmstadt[2]. He was born on January 1, 1981[3]. His father was Dr. Jean Antoine Louis Hovy[8]. His mother was Renate Floeth[9].

Education

Educated at Saarland University[16], a public university[27], in Germany[28], founded in 1948[29], headquartered in Saarbrücken[30]; University of Marburg[17], a public university[31], in Germany[32], founded in 1527[33], headquartered in Marburg[34]; and University of Antwerp[18], a university[35], in Belgium[36], founded in 2003[37], headquartered in Antwerp[38].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include linguist[4], computational linguist[5], computer scientist[6], and university teacher[7]. Fields of work include computational linguistics[10], an interdisciplinary science[39]; linguistics research[11]; informatics[12], an academic major[40], founded in 1957[41]; and computer science[13], an academic discipline[42]. Employers include Bocconi University[14], a private university[43], in Italy[44], founded in 1902[45].

FAQs

Where was Dirk Hovy born?

Born in Darmstadt[2], Dirk Hovy…

Who were Dirk Hovy's parents?

Dirk Hovy's father was Dr. Jean Antoine Louis Hovy[8]. Dirk Hovy's mother was Renate Floeth[9].

What did Dirk Hovy do for work?

Dirk Hovy worked as linguist[4], computational linguist[5], computer scientist[6], and university teacher[7].

Where did Dirk Hovy go to school?

Dirk Hovy was educated at Saarland University[16], University of Marburg[17], and University of Antwerp[18].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [19] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  5. [20] . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . transacl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [4] . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . transacl.org. Retrieved . transacl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [14] . wikidata.org.
  18. [15] . transacl.org. Retrieved . transacl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . coastalcph.github.io. coastalcph.github.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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