Frederick Burtis Thompson

American logician and computer scientist
Person human Q102113666
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Frederick Burtis Thompson

Summary

Frederick Burtis Thompson is a human[1]. He was born on +1922-07-26T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +2014-05-27T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a computer scientist[4] and university teacher[5].

Key Facts

  • Frederick Burtis Thompson was born on +1922-07-26T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Frederick Burtis Thompson died on +2014-05-27T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Frederick Burtis Thompson held citizenship in United States[6].
  • Frederick Burtis Thompson worked as a computer scientist[4].
  • Frederick Burtis Thompson worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Among Frederick Burtis Thompson's employers was RAND Corporation[7].
  • Among Frederick Burtis Thompson's employers was General Electric[8].
  • Frederick Burtis Thompson was employed by California Institute of Technology[9].
  • Frederick Burtis Thompson was employed by Douglas[10].
  • Frederick Burtis Thompson was educated at University of California, Berkeley[11].
  • Frederick Burtis Thompson was educated at University of California, Los Angeles[12].
  • Frederick Burtis Thompson's doctoral advisor was Alfred Tarski[13].
  • Frederick Burtis Thompson is recorded as male[14].
  • Frederick Burtis Thompson's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Frederick Burtis Thompson supervised Peter Szolovits as a doctoral student[16].
  • Frederick Burtis Thompson supervised David B. Benson as a doctoral student[17].
  • Frederick Burtis Thompson supervised Richard Henry Bigelow as a doctoral student[18].
  • Frederick Burtis Thompson's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 184598138[19].
  • Frederick Burtis Thompson's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2011133851[20].
  • Frederick Burtis Thompson's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 19855[21].
  • Frederick Burtis Thompson's family name is recorded as Thompson[22].
  • Frederick Burtis Thompson's given name is recorded as Frederick[23].
  • Frederick Burtis Thompson's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.caltech.edu/about/news/frederick-b-thompson-43160[24].
  • Frederick Burtis Thompson's DBLP author ID is recorded as 53/983[25].
  • Frederick Burtis Thompson's MR Author ID is recorded as 552795[26].

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Origins and Family

Frederick Burtis Thompson was born on +1922-07-26T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Educated at University of California, Berkeley[11], a public research university[27], in United States[28], founded in 1868[29], headquartered in Berkeley[30] and University of California, Los Angeles[12], a public research university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1919[33], headquartered in Los Angeles[34]. Frederick Burtis Thompson's doctoral advisor was Alfred Tarski[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[4] and university teacher[5]. Employers include RAND Corporation[7], a think tank[35], in United States[36], founded in 1948[37], headquartered in Santa Monica[38]; General Electric[8], a business[39], in United States[40], founded in 1892[41], headquartered in Boston[42]; California Institute of Technology[9], a university[43], in United States[44], founded in 1891[45], headquartered in California[46]; and Douglas[10], a business[47], in United States[48], founded in 1921[49], headquartered in Long Beach[50]. Doctoral students include Peter Szolovits[16], a university teacher[51], of United States[52], awarded the AAAI Fellow[53]; David B. Benson[17], a computer scientist[54], b. 1940[55], of United States[56]; and Richard Henry Bigelow[18].

Death and Burial

Frederick Burtis Thompson died on +2014-05-27T00:00:00Z[3].

Why It Matters

Frederick Burtis Thompson's notable doctoral advisees include David B. Benson[57], a computer scientist[58], b. 1940[59], of United States[60] and Peter Szolovits[61], a university teacher[62], of United States[63], awarded the AAAI Fellow[64].

FAQs

What did Frederick Burtis Thompson do for work?

Frederick Burtis Thompson worked as computer scientist[4] and university teacher[5].

Where did Frederick Burtis Thompson go to school?

Frederick Burtis Thompson was educated at University of California, Berkeley[11] and University of California, Los Angeles[12].

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Class ancestry

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