Harlan Mills

American computer software engineer (1919–1996)
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Harlan Mills

Summary

Harlan Mills is a human[1]. He was born on +1919-05-14T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +1996-01-08T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as an engineer[4], university teacher[5], and computer scientist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Harlan Mills was born on +1919-05-14T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Harlan Mills died on +1996-01-08T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Harlan Mills held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Harlan Mills worked as an engineer[4].
  • Harlan Mills worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Harlan Mills's professions included computer scientist[6].
  • Harlan Mills was educated at Iowa State University[9].
  • Harlan Mills's doctoral advisor was Bernard Vinograde[10].
  • Harlan Mills received the IBM Fellow[11].
  • Harlan Mills received the Computer Pioneer Award[12].
  • Harlan Mills is recorded as male[13].
  • Harlan Mills's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Harlan Mills supervised Jayadev Misra as a doctoral student[15].
  • Harlan Mills supervised Joseph Walter Davison as a doctoral student[16].
  • Harlan Mills's ISNI is recorded as 0000000121391635[17].
  • Harlan Mills's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 72663015[18].
  • Harlan Mills's GND ID is recorded as 17225969X[19].
  • Harlan Mills's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79021717[20].
  • Harlan Mills's IdRef ID is recorded as 242537375[21].
  • Harlan Mills's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA01219761[22].
  • Harlan Mills's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 35353929[23].
  • Harlan Mills's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 24[24].
  • Harlan Mills's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0869x1[25].
  • Harlan Mills's family name is recorded as Mills[26].
  • Harlan Mills's given name is recorded as Harlan[27].

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Origins and Family

Harlan Mills was born on +1919-05-14T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Harlan Mills was educated at Iowa State University[9]. His doctoral advisor was Bernard Vinograde[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include engineer[4], university teacher[5], and computer scientist[6]. Doctoral students include Jayadev Misra[15], a computer scientist[28], b. 1947[29], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[30] and Joseph Walter Davison[16], a naval officer[31], 1942–2011[32], of United States[33].

Recognition

Awards received include IBM Fellow[11], a fellowship grant[34] and Computer Pioneer Award[12], an award[35], in United States[36], founded in 1981[37].

Death and Burial

Harlan Mills died on +1996-01-08T00:00:00Z[3].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Harlan Mills include Harlan D. Mills Award[38], an award[39], founded in 1999[40].

Why It Matters

Harlan Mills ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[7] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

Entities named for him include Harlan D. Mills Award[38], an award[39], founded in 1999[40].

His notable doctoral advisees include Jayadev Misra[42], a computer scientist[43], b. 1947[44], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[45] and Joseph Walter Davison[46], a naval officer[47], 1942–2011[48], of United States[49].

FAQs

What did Harlan Mills do for work?

Harlan Mills worked as engineer[4], university teacher[5], and computer scientist[6].

Where did Harlan Mills go to school?

Harlan Mills was educated at Iowa State University[9].

What awards did Harlan Mills receive?

Honors received include IBM Fellow[11] and Computer Pioneer Award[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . computer.org. computer.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . CiNii Research. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [2] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [42] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [46] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [38] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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