Harold Thimbleby

British computer scientist
Person human Q5662546
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Harold Thimbleby

Summary

Harold Thimbleby is a human[1]. He was born on July 19, 1955[2]. He worked as a computer scientist[3] and engineer[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Harold Thimbleby was born on July 19, 1955[2].
  • Harold Thimbleby worked as a computer scientist[3].
  • Harold Thimbleby's professions included engineer[4].
  • Harold Thimbleby was employed by University College London[6].
  • Among Harold Thimbleby's employers was Gresham College[7].
  • Harold Thimbleby was employed by Swansea University[8].
  • Harold Thimbleby was a member of UK Computing Research Committee[9].
  • Harold Thimbleby is recorded as male[10].
  • Harold Thimbleby's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Harold Thimbleby's family name is recorded as Q16879299[12].
  • Harold Thimbleby's given name is recorded as Harold[13].
  • Harold Thimbleby's official website is recorded as http://www.swansea.ac.uk/staff/science/computer-science/h.w.thimbleby/[14].
  • Harold Thimbleby's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[15].

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Origins and Family

Harold Thimbleby was born on July 19, 1955[2].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[3] and engineer[4]. Employers include University College London[6], a university college[16], in United Kingdom[17], founded in 1826[18], headquartered in UCL Main Building[19]; Gresham College[7], an educational institution[20], in United Kingdom[21], founded in 1597[22]; and Swansea University[8], a public research university[23], in United Kingdom[24], founded in 1920[25].

Why It Matters

Harold Thimbleby ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

What did Harold Thimbleby do for work?

Harold Thimbleby worked as computer scientist[3] and engineer[4].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . theiet.org. theiet.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [16] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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