Don R. Swanson

American computer scientist (1924–2012)
Person human Q4500274
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Don R. Swanson

Summary

Don R. Swanson is a human[1]. He was born on +1924-10-10T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +2012-11-18T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a bioinformatician[4], computer scientist[5], and physicist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Don R. Swanson was born on +1924-10-10T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Don R. Swanson died on +2012-11-18T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Don R. Swanson held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Don R. Swanson worked as a bioinformatician[4].
  • Don R. Swanson worked as a computer scientist[5].
  • Don R. Swanson worked as a physicist[6].
  • Among Don R. Swanson's employers was University of Chicago[9].
  • Don R. Swanson was educated at California Institute of Technology[10].
  • Don R. Swanson was educated at Rice University[11].
  • Don R. Swanson's education included a stint at University of California, Berkeley[12].
  • Don R. Swanson is recorded as male[13].
  • Don R. Swanson's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Don R. Swanson's ISNI is recorded as 0000000081912394[15].
  • Don R. Swanson's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 1297907[16].
  • Don R. Swanson's GND ID is recorded as 170496910[17].
  • Don R. Swanson's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79132504[18].
  • Don R. Swanson's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA03181692[19].
  • Don R. Swanson's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 35533983[20].
  • Don R. Swanson's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/028290r[21].
  • Don R. Swanson's family name is recorded as Swanson[22].
  • Don R. Swanson's given name is recorded as Don[23].
  • Don R. Swanson's given name is recorded as R.[24].
  • Don R. Swanson's ACM Digital Library author ID is recorded as 81100070976[25].
  • Don R. Swanson's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 068709951[26].
  • Don R. Swanson's BIBSYS ID is recorded as 90905710[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Don R. Swanson was born on +1924-10-10T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Educated at California Institute of Technology[10], a university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1891[30], headquartered in California[31]; Rice University[11], a private university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1891[34], headquartered in Houston[35]; and University of California, Berkeley[12], a public research university[36], in United States[37], founded in 1868[38], headquartered in Berkeley[39].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include bioinformatician[4], computer scientist[5], and physicist[6]. Don R. Swanson was employed by University of Chicago[9].

Death and Burial

Don R. Swanson died on +2012-11-18T00:00:00Z[3].

Why It Matters

Don R. Swanson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

What did Don R. Swanson do for work?

Don R. Swanson worked as bioinformatician[4], computer scientist[5], and physicist[6].

Where did Don R. Swanson go to school?

Don R. Swanson was educated at California Institute of Technology[10], Rice University[11], and University of California, Berkeley[12].

References

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  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . 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
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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