Gordon Cormack

Canadian computer scientist
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Gordon Cormack

Summary

Gordon Cormack is a human[1]. He worked as an engineer[2], computer scientist[3], and university teacher[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Gordon Cormack held citizenship in Canada[6].
  • Gordon Cormack worked as an engineer[2].
  • Gordon Cormack worked as a computer scientist[3].
  • Gordon Cormack's professions included university teacher[4].
  • Gordon Cormack's field of work was informatics[7].
  • Gordon Cormack's field of work was programming language[8].
  • Gordon Cormack's field of work was distributed system[9].
  • Gordon Cormack's field of work was computer science[10].
  • Gordon Cormack was employed by University of Waterloo[11].
  • Gordon Cormack was educated at University of Manitoba[12].
  • Gordon Cormack's doctoral advisor was Peter R. King[13].
  • Gordon Cormack is recorded as male[14].
  • Gordon Cormack's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Gordon Cormack supervised Thomas Strothotte as a doctoral student[16].
  • Gordon Cormack supervised Charles Clarke as a doctoral student[17].
  • Gordon Cormack supervised Anthony M. Cox as a doctoral student[18].
  • Gordon Cormack supervised Jun Shen as a doctoral student[19].
  • Gordon Cormack supervised Gordon Vreugdenhil as a doctoral student[20].
  • Gordon Cormack supervised Daniel Joseph Salomon as a doctoral student[21].
  • Gordon Cormack supervised Bradley Lushman as a doctoral student[22].
  • Gordon Cormack supervised Thomas Richard Lynam as a doctoral student[23].
  • Gordon Cormack supervised Mona Mojdeh as a doctoral student[24].
  • Gordon Cormack supervised Adam Roegiest as a doctoral student[25].
  • Gordon Cormack's Commons category is recorded as Gordon Cormack[26].
  • Gordon Cormack's family name is recorded as Cormack[27].

Body

Education

Gordon Cormack was educated at University of Manitoba[12]. His doctoral advisor was Peter R. King[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include engineer[2], computer scientist[3], and university teacher[4]. Fields of work include informatics[7], an academic major[28], founded in 1957[29]; programming language[8], a computer science term[30]; distributed system[9], a type of system[31]; and computer science[10], an academic discipline[32]. Gordon Cormack was employed by University of Waterloo[11]. Doctoral students include Thomas Strothotte[16], a researcher[33]; Charles Clarke[17]; Anthony M. Cox[18]; Jun Shen[19]; Gordon Vreugdenhil[20]; and Daniel Joseph Salomon[21].

Why It Matters

Gordon Cormack ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[5] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

His notable doctoral advisees include Thomas Strothotte[35], a computer scientist[36], b. 1959[37], of Canada[38].

FAQs

What did Gordon Cormack do for work?

Gordon Cormack worked as engineer[2], computer scientist[3], and university teacher[4].

Where did Gordon Cormack go to school?

Gordon Cormack was educated at University of Manitoba[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [2] . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [35] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Given name Gordon, Villy
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