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Donald Michie

British artificial intelligence researcher (1923–2007)
Person human Q93119

Facts

23 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[35]
Date of birth
November 11, 1923
Date of death
July 7, 2007
Place of birth
Yangon
Place of death
North Weald Bassett
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[20][21]
Occupation
computer scientist, artificial intelligence researcher, university teacher, cryptanalyst, information scientist
Employer
University of Edinburgh[24]
Field of work
informatics, artificial intelligence[22][23]
Educated at
Balliol College, Rugby School, University of Oxford[25][26][27]
Award received
IJCAI Award for Research Excellence, Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Fellow of the British Computer Society, AAAI Fellow[28][29][30][31]
Father
James Kilgour Michie[10]
Mother
Marjorie Crain Pfeiffer[11]
Spouse
Anne McLaren, Helga Michie, Zena Davies, Jean Hayes[12][13][14][15]
Child
Chris Michie, Susan Michie, Jonathan Michie, Caroline Ruth Michie[16][17][18][19]
Doctoral student
David H. D. Warren, Stephen Muggleton, Austin Tate[36][37][38]
Cause of death
car collision[39]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[43]
Family name
Michie[40]
Given name
Donald[41]
Manner of death
accidental death[42]
Member of
Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Royal Society of Edinburgh[32][33][34]
🏷️ Also known as
en Donald Michie ar دونالد ميتشي he דונלד מיצ'י ja ドナルド・ミッキー ko 도널드 미치 ko 도널드 미키 uk Дональд Мічі zh 唐納德·米奇 zh 唐纳德·米奇
🔖 Identifiers · 55
ISNI
0000000109487183
VIAF cluster ID
2639963
Library of Congress authority ID
n80041434
GND ID
110950569
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Donald Michie 1986.jpg ↗
ACM Digital Library author ID
81100642771
Academic Tree ID
815332
BIBSYS ID
90118888
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13576702z
CONOR.SI ID
54384739
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf12094006
CiNii Research ID
1140282266774695424
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CompArt person ID
501
Companies House officer ID
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DBLP author ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
110950569
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Donald-Michie
FAST ID
1443969
Freebase ID
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GTAA ID
132673
Geni.com profile ID
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IdRef ID
053475410
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
110950569
Libraries Australia ID
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MR Author ID
124310
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
102659
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA00039265
NDL Authority ID
00449969
NL CR AUT ID
mzk2015874113
NLA Trove people ID
921522
NUKAT ID
n2006098672
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007271886005171
National Library of Korea ID
KAC202471789
National Library of Latvia ID
000144018
National Library of Portugal ID
132488
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1351765
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
069066604
Online Books Page author ID
Michie, Donald
Open Library ID
OL1134858A
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
98955
Parsifal cluster ID
21989
Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID
53455
Prabook ID
551619
RERO ID (legacy)
A003592478
SBN author ID
CFIV110185
SHARE Catalogue author ID
51861
SNAC ARK ID
w6mt3jbx
Scopus author ID
7003980426
The Peerage person ID
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UK National Archives ID
F252637
Unz Review author ID
MichieDonald
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/096f66b5-aebb-424e-bd27-5fb435de2cdf
ZbMATH author ID
michie.donald

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 5
computer scientist, university teacher, information scientist, cryptanalyst, artificial intelligence researcher
Field of work 4
artificial intelligence, machine learning, informatics, artificial intelligence model
Award received 3
Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, AAAI Fellow, IJCAI Award for Research Excellence
Educated at 3
University of Oxford, Balliol College, Rugby School
Member of 3
American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Royal Society of Edinburgh
Country of citizenship 2
United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Doctoral student 2
David H. D. Warren, Austin Tate
Doctoral students 2
David H. D. Warren, Austin Tate
Cause of death 1
car collision
Employer 1
University of Edinburgh
Given name 1
Donald
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
accidental death
Place of birth 1
Yangon
Place of death 1
North Weald Bassett
Sex or gender 1
male
Spouse 1
Anne McLaren
Spouses 1
Anne McLaren
← FactGrid item ID 1
Waldmohr
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Summary

Donald Michie was born on November 11, 1923[1], in Yangon[2]. He died on July 7, 2007[3], in North Weald Bassett[4]. He worked as a computer scientist[5], artificial intelligence researcher[6], university teacher[7], cryptanalyst[8], and information scientist[9].

Why It Matters

His notable doctoral advisees include David H. D. Warren[44], a computer scientist[45], b. 2000[46], of United Kingdom[47] and Austin Tate[48], a computer scientist[49], b. 1951[50], of United Kingdom[51], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering[52], specialised in artificial intelligence[53].

FAQs

Where was Donald Michie born?

Donald Michie's place of birth was Yangon[2].

Where did Donald Michie die?

Donald Michie passed away in North Weald Bassett[4].

Who were Donald Michie's parents?

Donald Michie's father was James Kilgour Michie[10]. Donald Michie's mother was Marjorie Crain Pfeiffer[11].

Who was Donald Michie married to?

Donald Michie's spouses include Anne McLaren[12], Helga Michie[13], Zena Davies[14], and Jean Hayes[15].

What did Donald Michie do for work?

Donald Michie worked as a computer scientist[5], artificial intelligence researcher[6], university teacher[7], cryptanalyst[8], and information scientist[9].

Where did Donald Michie go to school?

Donald Michie was educated at Balliol College[25], Rugby School[26], and University of Oxford[27].

What awards did Donald Michie receive?

Honors received include IJCAI Award for Research Excellence[28], Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh[29], Fellow of the British Computer Society[30], and AAAI Fellow[31].

Related Entities

artificial intelligence artificial intelligence model Austin Tate computer scientist David H. D. Warren informatics machine learning United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

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  12. [16] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
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  17. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [27] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  21. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  24. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . Donald Michie, 83, Theorist of Artificial Intelligence, Dies. wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  30. [31] ↑ . aaai.org. aaai.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  35. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . Academic pair killed in car crash. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  38. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  39. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [42] ↑ . Academic pair killed in car crash. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  43. [43] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [46] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [47] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [49] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [50] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [51] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [52] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [53] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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