Gerhard Weikum

Summary

Gerhard Weikum is a human^[1]. He was born in Frankfurt^[2]. He was born on +1957-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a computer scientist^[4] and university teacher^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Born in Frankfurt^[2], Gerhard Weikum…
• Gerhard Weikum was born on +1957-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Gerhard Weikum held citizenship in Germany^[7].
• Gerhard Weikum's professions included computer scientist^[4].
• Gerhard Weikum worked as a university teacher^[5].
• Gerhard Weikum's field of work was computer science^[8].
• Gerhard Weikum was employed by Saarland University^[9].
• Gerhard Weikum was employed by Max Planck Institute for Informatics^[10].
• Among Gerhard Weikum's employers was ETH Zurich^[11].
• Gerhard Weikum was educated at Technical University of Darmstadt^[12].
• Gerhard Weikum's doctoral advisor was Hans-Jörg Schek^[13].
• A notable work attributed to Gerhard Weikum is YAGO^[14].
• Gerhard Weikum received the SIGMOD Edgar F. Codd Innovations Award^[15].
• Gerhard Weikum received the Seoul Test of Time Award^[16].
• Gerhard Weikum received the ACM Fellow^[17].
• Gerhard Weikum received the Konrad Zuse Medal^[18].
• Gerhard Weikum received the honorary doctor of the University of Athens^[19].
• Gerhard Weikum was a member of German Academy of Science and Engineering^[20].
• Gerhard Weikum was a member of Academia Europaea^[21].
• Gerhard Weikum was a member of German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina^[22].
• Gerhard Weikum was a member of Association for Computing Machinery^[23].
• Gerhard Weikum's image is recorded as Gerhard Weikum.jpg^[24].
• Gerhard Weikum is recorded as male^[25].
• Gerhard Weikum's instance of is recorded as human^[26].
• Gerhard Weikum supervised Gerard de Melo as a doctoral student^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Frankfurt^[2], Gerhard Weikum… he was born on +1957-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Gerhard Weikum's education included a stint at Technical University of Darmstadt^[12]. His doctoral advisor was Hans-Jörg Schek^[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist^[4] and university teacher^[5]. Gerhard Weikum's field of work was computer science^[8]. Employers include Saarland University^[9], a public university^[28], in Germany^[29], founded in 1948^[30], headquartered in Saarbrücken^[31]; Max Planck Institute for Informatics^[10], a Max Planck Institute^[32], in Germany^[33], founded in 1988^[34], headquartered in Saarbrücken^[35]; and ETH Zurich^[11], an institute of technology^[36], in Switzerland^[37], founded in 1855^[38], headquartered in ETH Zurich main building^[39]. Doctoral students include Gerard de Melo^[27], a computer scientist^[40], b. 2000^[41], of Germany^[42], specialised in artificial intelligence^[43]; Fabian M. Suchanek^[44], a professor^[45], awarded the Otto Hahn Medal^[46]; Abdalghani Abujabal^[47], a researcher^[48], specialised in question answering^[49]; Mohamed Yahya^[50], a researcher^[51], specialised in natural language processing^[52]; Klaus Berberich^[53], a researcher^[54], b. 1980^[55], of Germany^[56], specialised in information retrieval^[57]; and Sebastian Michel^[58], a computer scientist^[59].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Gerhard Weikum is YAGO^[14].

Recognition

Awards received include SIGMOD Edgar F. Codd Innovations Award^[15], a science award^[60], founded in 1992^[61]; Seoul Test of Time Award^[16], a science award^[62], founded in 2015^[63]; ACM Fellow^[17], a fellowship award^[64]; Konrad Zuse Medal^[18], an award^[65], founded in 1987^[66]; and honorary doctor of the University of Athens^[19], an award^[67], in Greece^[68].

Why It Matters

Gerhard Weikum ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).^[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[69] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[70]

His notable doctoral advisees include Gjergji Kasneci^[71], a computer scientist^[72], b. 1980^[73], of Germany^[74], awarded the Seoul Test of Time Award^[75]; Ndapandula T. Nakashole^[76], a computer scientist^[77]; Martin Theobald^[78], a computer scientist^[79]; Maximilian Dylla^[80], a computer scientist^[81]; Johannes Hoffart^[82], a computer scientist^[83]; and Stefan Siersdorfer^[84], a computer scientist^[85].

FAQs

Where was Gerhard Weikum born?

Gerhard Weikum was born in Frankfurt^[2].

What did Gerhard Weikum do for work?

Gerhard Weikum worked as computer scientist^[4] and university teacher^[5].

Where did Gerhard Weikum go to school?

Gerhard Weikum was educated at Technical University of Darmstadt^[12].

What awards did Gerhard Weikum receive?

Honors received include SIGMOD Edgar F. Codd Innovations Award^[15], Seoul Test of Time Award^[16], ACM Fellow^[17], and Konrad Zuse Medal^[18].