Harold Lawson

Swedish engineer
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Harold Lawson

Summary

Harold Lawson is a human[1]. His place of birth was Philadelphia[2]. He was born on December 13, 1937[3]. He passed away in Stockholm[4]. He died on June 10, 2019[5]. He worked as a computer scientist[6], engineer[7], and university teacher[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Harold Lawson's place of birth was Philadelphia[2].
  • Harold Lawson died in Stockholm[4].
  • Harold Lawson was born on December 13, 1937[3].
  • Harold Lawson died on June 10, 2019[5].
  • Harold Lawson held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Harold Lawson worked as a computer scientist[6].
  • Harold Lawson's professions included engineer[7].
  • Harold Lawson's professions included university teacher[8].
  • Harold Lawson's field of work was computer architecture[11].
  • Harold Lawson's field of work was programming language[12].
  • Harold Lawson's field of work was systems engineering[13].
  • Harold Lawson's field of work was software engineering[14].
  • Harold Lawson was employed by Linköping University[15].
  • Harold Lawson received the Computer Pioneer Award[16].
  • Harold Lawson received the IEEE Simon Ramo Medal[17].
  • Harold Lawson received the ACM Fellow[18].
  • Harold Lawson was a member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers[19].
  • Harold Lawson was a member of International Council on Systems Engineering[20].
  • Harold Lawson was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[21].
  • Harold Lawson is recorded as male[22].
  • Harold Lawson's instance of is recorded as human[23].
  • Harold Lawson supervised Zebo Peng as a doctoral student[24].
  • Harold Lawson's Commons category is recorded as Harold Lawson[25].
  • Harold Lawson's family name is recorded as Lawson[26].
  • Harold Lawson's given name is recorded as Harold[27].

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Origins and Family

Harold Lawson was born in Philadelphia[2]. He was born on December 13, 1937[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[6], engineer[7], and university teacher[8]. Fields of work include computer architecture[11], a concept[28]; programming language[12], a computer science term[29]; systems engineering[13], an academic discipline[30]; and software engineering[14], a branch of computer science[31]. Among Harold Lawson's employers was Linköping University[15]. He supervised Zebo Peng as a doctoral student[24].

Recognition

Awards received include Computer Pioneer Award[16], an award[32], in United States[33], founded in 1981[34]; IEEE Simon Ramo Medal[17], a science award[35], founded in 1982[36]; and ACM Fellow[18], a fellowship award[37].

Death and Burial

Harold Lawson died on June 10, 2019[5]. He passed away in Stockholm[4].

Why It Matters

Harold Lawson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

FAQs

Where was Harold Lawson born?

Born in Philadelphia[2], Harold Lawson…

Where did Harold Lawson die?

Harold Lawson died in Stockholm[4].

What did Harold Lawson do for work?

Harold Lawson worked as computer scientist[6], engineer[7], and university teacher[8].

What awards did Harold Lawson receive?

Honors received include Computer Pioneer Award[16], IEEE Simon Ramo Medal[17], and ACM Fellow[18].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [23] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . ieee.org. ieee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . awards.acm.org. Retrieved . awards.acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [24] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [25] . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] . awards.acm.org. Retrieved . awards.acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . wikidata.org.
  23. [5] . ida.liu.se. ida.liu.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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