Harry R. Lewis

Professor of Computer Science at Harvard University and former Dean of Harvard College; noted author
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Harry R. Lewis

Summary

Harry R. Lewis is a human[1]. Born in Boston[2], he… he was born on +1947-04-19T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a computer scientist[4], mathematician[5], and university teacher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38 views/month, #7,269 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Harry R. Lewis was born in Boston[2].
  • Harry R. Lewis was born on +1947-04-19T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Harry R. Lewis held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Harry R. Lewis worked as a computer scientist[4].
  • Harry R. Lewis worked as a mathematician[5].
  • Harry R. Lewis worked as a university teacher[6].
  • Harry R. Lewis's field of work was informatics[9].
  • Harry R. Lewis's field of work was mathematics[10].
  • Harry R. Lewis's field of work was computer programming[11].
  • Harry R. Lewis's field of work was mathematical logic[12].
  • Harry R. Lewis's field of work was data structure[13].
  • Harry R. Lewis's field of work was computer science[14].
  • Among Harry R. Lewis's employers was Harvard University[15].
  • Harry R. Lewis's education included a stint at Harvard University[16].
  • Harry R. Lewis was educated at Roxbury Latin School[17].
  • Harry R. Lewis's doctoral advisor was Burton Dreben[18].
  • Harry R. Lewis's image is recorded as Professor Harry Lewis.jpg[19].
  • Harry R. Lewis is recorded as male[20].
  • Harry R. Lewis's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Harry R. Lewis supervised William Gasarch as a doctoral student[22].
  • Harry R. Lewis supervised John Reif as a doctoral student[23].
  • Harry R. Lewis supervised Marios Mavronicolas as a doctoral student[24].
  • Harry R. Lewis supervised W. Randolph Franklin as a doctoral student[25].
  • Harry R. Lewis supervised Norman Howard Cohen as a doctoral student[26].
  • Harry R. Lewis supervised Cesar Alejandro Galindo-Legaria as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Harry R. Lewis's place of birth was Boston[2]. He was born on +1947-04-19T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Harvard University[16], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1636[30], headquartered in Cambridge[31] and Roxbury Latin School[17], a high school[32], in United States[33], founded in 1645[34]. Harry R. Lewis's doctoral advisor was Burton Dreben[18].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[4], mathematician[5], and university teacher[6]. Fields of work include informatics[9], an academic major[35], founded in 1957[36]; mathematics[10], an academic discipline[37]; computer programming[11], an academic discipline[38]; mathematical logic[12], a branch of mathematics[39]; data structure[13]; and computer science[14], an academic discipline[40]. Among Harry R. Lewis's employers was Harvard University[15]. Doctoral students include William Gasarch[22], a computer scientist[41], b. 1959[42], specialised in computer science[43]; John Reif[23], an engineer[44], b. 1951[45], of United States[46], awarded the Tulip Award in DNA Computing[47], specialised in DNA computing[48]; Marios Mavronicolas[24]; W. Randolph Franklin[25], a computer scientist[49]; Norman Howard Cohen[26], a computer scientist[50]; and Cesar Alejandro Galindo-Legaria[27], a computer scientist[51].

Why It Matters

Harry R. Lewis ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38 views/month, #7,269 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]

His notable doctoral advisees include William Gasarch[54], a computer scientist[55], b. 1959[56], specialised in computer science[57]; John Reif[58], an engineer[59], b. 1951[60], of United States[61], awarded the Tulip Award in DNA Computing[62], specialised in DNA computing[63]; Cesar Alejandro Galindo-Legaria[64], a computer scientist[65]; W. Randolph Franklin[66], a computer scientist[67]; Gary Wayne Sabot[68], a computer scientist[69]; and Larry Denenberg[70], a computer scientist[71].

FAQs

Where was Harry R. Lewis born?

Harry R. Lewis's place of birth was Boston[2].

What did Harry R. Lewis do for work?

Harry R. Lewis worked as computer scientist[4], mathematician[5], and university teacher[6].

Where did Harry R. Lewis go to school?

Harry R. Lewis was educated at Harvard University[16] and Roxbury Latin School[17].

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  25. [3] . SNAC. snaccooperative.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [52] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [53] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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