Eugene Myers

American computer scientist
Person human Q92757
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Summary

Eugene Myers was born on December 31, 1953[1], in Boise[2]. He has worked as a bioinformatician[3] and computer scientist[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (88 views/month, #7,278 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[6]
  • Field of work: computer science[7]
  • Employer: University of Arizona[8], University of California, Berkeley[9]
  • Educated at: California Institute of Technology[10], University of Colorado[11], University of Colorado Boulder[12]
  • Doctoral advisor: Andrzej Ehrenfeucht[13]
  • Award received: ISCB Senior Scientist Award[14], Paris Kanellakis Award[15], ISCB Fellow[16], Max Planck Research Award[17], ACM Fellow[18], Milner Award and Lecture[19], EMBO Membership[20], honorary doctor of ETH Zürich[21]
  • Member of: German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina[22], Association for Computing Machinery[23]
  • Sex or gender: male[24]
  • Doctoral student: John Dimitri Kececioglu[25]
  • Family name: Myers[26]
  • Given name: Eugene[27]
  • Official website: https://www.mpi-cbg.de/research/researchgroups/currentgroups/gene-myers/group-leader[28]
  • Described by source: Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum biographical files[29]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[30]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[31]
  • Social media followers: 3147[32]

Why It Matters

Eugene Myers has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] He is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

Where was Eugene Myers born?

Eugene Myers was born in Boise[2].

What did Eugene Myers do for work?

Eugene Myers worked as a bioinformatician[3] and computer scientist[4].

Where did Eugene Myers go to school?

Eugene Myers was educated at California Institute of Technology[10], University of Colorado[11], and University of Colorado Boulder[12].

What awards did Eugene Myers receive?

Honors received include ISCB Senior Scientist Award[14], Paris Kanellakis Award[15], ISCB Fellow[16], and Max Planck Research Award[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . 2014 ISCB Accomplishment by a Senior Scientist Award: Gene Myers. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . awards.acm.org. awards.acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . humboldt-foundation.de. humboldt-foundation.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . awards.acm.org. awards.acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . royalsociety.org. royalsociety.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . inf.ethz.ch. Retrieved . inf.ethz.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . leopoldina.org. leopoldina.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . awards.acm.org. Retrieved . awards.acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . catalogue.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . cartoons.osu.edu. cartoons.osu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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