Gerard Salton

Summary

Gerard Salton is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Nuremberg^[2]. He was born on +1927-03-08T00:00:00Z^[3]. He died in Ithaca^[4]. He died on +1995-08-28T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as a computer scientist^[6] and university teacher^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Gerard Salton was born in Nuremberg^[2].
• Gerard Salton died in Ithaca^[4].
• Gerard Salton was born on +1927-03-08T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Gerard Salton died on +1995-08-28T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Gerard Salton held citizenship in Germany^[9].
• Gerard Salton held citizenship in United States^[10].
• Gerard Salton worked as a computer scientist^[6].
• Gerard Salton worked as a university teacher^[7].
• Gerard Salton's field of work was information retrieval^[11].
• Gerard Salton was employed by Harvard University^[12].
• Among Gerard Salton's employers was Cornell University^[13].
• Gerard Salton was educated at Harvard University^[14].
• Gerard Salton's education included a stint at Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences^[15].
• Gerard Salton's doctoral advisor was Howard H. Aiken^[16].
• A notable work attributed to Gerard Salton is vector space model^[17].
• Gerard Salton received the Guggenheim Fellowship^[18].
• Gerard Salton received the Gerard Salton Award^[19].
• Gerard Salton received the ACM Fellow^[20].
• Gerard Salton was a member of Association for Computing Machinery^[21].
• Gerard Salton is recorded as male^[22].
• Gerard Salton's instance of is recorded as human^[23].
• Gerard Salton supervised Amit Singhal as a doctoral student^[24].
• Gerard Salton supervised Ellen Voorhees as a doctoral student^[25].
• Gerard Salton supervised Edward H. Sussenguth as a doctoral student^[26].
• Gerard Salton supervised Edward A. Fox as a doctoral student^[27].

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Origins and Family

Gerard Salton's place of birth was Nuremberg^[2]. He was born on +1927-03-08T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at Harvard University^[14], a private university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1636^[30], headquartered in Cambridge^[31] and Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences^[15], an academic institution^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1847^[34]. Gerard Salton's doctoral advisor was Howard H. Aiken^[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist^[6] and university teacher^[7]. Gerard Salton's field of work was information retrieval^[11]. Employers include Harvard University^[12], a private university^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1636^[37], headquartered in Cambridge^[38] and Cornell University^[13], a private university^[39], in United States^[40], founded in 1865^[41], headquartered in Ithaca^[42]. Doctoral students include Amit Singhal^[24], a software engineer^[43], b. 1968^[44], of United States^[45], awarded the ACM Fellow^[46]; Ellen Voorhees^[25], a computer scientist^[47], b. 1958^[48], of United States^[49], awarded the ACM Fellow^[50]; Edward H. Sussenguth^[26], an engineer^[51], 1932–2015^[52], of United States^[53], awarded the IEEE Fellow^[54]; and Edward A. Fox^[27], b. 1950^[55], awarded the ACM Fellow^[56].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Gerard Salton is vector space model^[17]. Things named for him include Gerard Salton Award^[57], an award^[58].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[18], a fellowship grant^[59], in United States^[60], founded in 1925^[61]; Gerard Salton Award^[19], an award^[62]; and ACM Fellow^[20], a fellowship award^[63].

Death and Burial

Gerard Salton died on +1995-08-28T00:00:00Z^[5]. He passed away in Ithaca^[4].

Why It Matters

Gerard Salton ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[64] He is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[65]

Entities named for him include Gerard Salton Award^[57], an award^[58].

His notable doctoral advisees include Amit Singhal^[66], a software engineer^[67], b. 1968^[68], of United States^[69], awarded the ACM Fellow^[70] and Ellen Voorhees^[71], a computer scientist^[72], b. 1958^[73], of United States^[74], awarded the ACM Fellow^[75].

FAQs

Where was Gerard Salton born?

Born in Nuremberg^[2], Gerard Salton…

Where did Gerard Salton die?

Gerard Salton died in Ithaca^[4].

What did Gerard Salton do for work?

Gerard Salton worked as computer scientist^[6] and university teacher^[7].

Where did Gerard Salton go to school?

Gerard Salton was educated at Harvard University^[14] and Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences^[15].

What awards did Gerard Salton receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[18], Gerard Salton Award^[19], and ACM Fellow^[20].