Franz Alt

mathematician (1910–2011)
Person human Q92773
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Franz Alt

Summary

Franz Alt is a human[1]. His place of birth was Vienna[2]. He was born on +1910-11-30T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in New York City[4]. He died on +2011-07-21T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a mathematician[6] and computer scientist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Franz Alt's place of birth was Vienna[2].
  • Franz Alt passed away in New York City[4].
  • Franz Alt was born on +1910-11-30T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Franz Alt was born on +1910-01-01T00:00:00Z[9].
  • Franz Alt died on +2011-07-21T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Franz Alt died on +2011-01-01T00:00:00Z[10].
  • Franz Alt held citizenship in United States[11].
  • Franz Alt held citizenship in Austria[12].
  • Franz Alt worked as a mathematician[6].
  • Franz Alt worked as a computer scientist[7].
  • Franz Alt's field of work was mathematics[13].
  • Franz Alt's field of work was econometrics[14].
  • Franz Alt's field of work was informatics[15].
  • Franz Alt's field of work was computer science[16].
  • Franz Alt was employed by American Institute of Physics[17].
  • Franz Alt was employed by Federal Government of the United States[18].
  • Franz Alt was educated at University of Vienna[19].
  • Franz Alt's doctoral advisor was Karl Menger[20].
  • Franz Alt received the Austrian Decoration for Science and Art[21].
  • Franz Alt received the ACM Fellow[22].
  • Franz Alt received the ACM Distinguished Service Award[23].
  • Franz Alt was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[24].
  • Franz Alt is recorded as male[25].
  • Franz Alt's instance of is recorded as human[26].
  • Franz Alt's ISNI is recorded as 0000000109974731[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Vienna[2], Franz Alt… Recorded date of birth include +1910-11-30T00:00:00Z[3] and +1910-01-01T00:00:00Z[9].

Education

Franz Alt's education included a stint at University of Vienna[19]. His doctoral advisor was Karl Menger[20].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[6] and computer scientist[7]. Fields of work include mathematics[13], an academic discipline[28]; econometrics[14], an academic discipline[29]; informatics[15], an academic major[30], founded in 1957[31]; and computer science[16], an academic discipline[32]. Employers include American Institute of Physics[17], a scientific society[33], in United States[34], founded in 1931[35], headquartered in College Park[36] and Federal Government of the United States[18], a federal government[37], in United States[38], founded in 1789[39], headquartered in Washington, D.C.[40].

Recognition

Awards received include Austrian Decoration for Science and Art[21], a state decoration[41], in Austria[42], founded in 1955[43]; ACM Fellow[22], a fellowship award[44]; and ACM Distinguished Service Award[23].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include +2011-07-21T00:00:00Z[5] and +2011-01-01T00:00:00Z[10]. Franz Alt died in New York City[4].

Why It Matters

Franz Alt ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

FAQs

Where was Franz Alt born?

Franz Alt was born in Vienna[2].

Where did Franz Alt die?

Franz Alt passed away in New York City[4].

What did Franz Alt do for work?

Franz Alt worked as mathematician[6] and computer scientist[7].

Where did Franz Alt go to school?

Franz Alt was educated at University of Vienna[19].

What awards did Franz Alt receive?

Honors received include Austrian Decoration for Science and Art[21], ACM Fellow[22], and ACM Distinguished Service Award[23].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [25] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [26] . wikidata.org.
  7. [19] . 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. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . awards.acm.org. Retrieved . awards.acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . awards.acm.org. Retrieved . awards.acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [27] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . awards.acm.org. Retrieved . awards.acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . wikidata.org.
  23. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [5] . legacy.com. legacy.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. 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
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [44] . 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. [45] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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