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Harry R. Lewis

Professor of Computer Science at Harvard University and former Dean of Harvard College; noted author
Person Human Q12485350

Facts

14 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
April 19, 1947
Place of birth
Boston
Country of citizenship
United States[6]
Occupation
computer scientist, mathematician, university teacher
Employer
Harvard University[13]
Field of work
informatics, mathematics, computer programming, mathematical logic, data structure, computer science[7][8][9][10][11][12]
Educated at
Harvard University, Roxbury Latin School[14][15]
Doctoral advisor
Burton Dreben[16]
Doctoral student
William Gasarch, John Reif, Marios Mavronicolas, W. Randolph Franklin, Norman Howard Cohen, Cesar Alejandro Galindo-Legaria, Michael E. Karr, Larry Denenberg, Gary Wayne Sabot[18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[29]
Family name
Lewis[27]
Given name
Harry[28]
🏷️ Also known as
en Harry Ralph Lewis en Harry R. Lewis ar هاري ر. لويس cs Harry Roy Lewis cs Harry Lewis da Harry Ralph Lewis de HR Lewis de H. R. Lewis de Harry Lewis fi Harry Ralph Lewis id Harry Roy Lewis it Harry Ralph Lewis pt Harry Ralph Lewis vi Harry Roy Lewis
🔖 Identifiers · 37
ISNI
0000000108934156
VIAF cluster ID
44438248
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n79073005
GND ID
1229875271
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Professor Harry Lewis.jpg ↗
ACM Digital Library author ID
81100349371
Academic Tree ID
76755
BIBSYS ID
90236475
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13175001r
CANTIC ID
981058522302106706
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf12124134
CiNii Research ID
1140563741795467392
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DBLP author ID
l/HarryRLewis
FAST ID
1440765
Freebase ID
/m/04n7lfq
Geni profile ID
6000000048492002965
Goodreads author ID
51787
IdRef ID
035220716
J9U entity ID
987007457230605171
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
87927
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA0259615X
NL CR AUT ID
ntk20191042711
NSK (VIAF) ID
000177533
NSK ID
981005754785009366
NUKAT ID
n98084642
National Library of Greece ID
201580
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9812424037105606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
071467513
Open Library ID
OL387587A
Prabook ID
265063, 2335046
RERO ID (legacy)
A003518053
SNAC ARK ID
w6q66d7s
UOM ID
87153
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058522302106706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1018932
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJyCJdDxG8rrFxRGFMvfv3
Yale LUX ID
person/d0dc4d74-d477-4c4b-94fb-17e2325d7c8a

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🔗 Connections
Doctoral student 7
William Gasarch, John Reif, Cesar Alejandro Galindo-Legaria, Gary Wayne Sabot, Larry Denenberg, Norman Howard Cohen, W. Randolph Franklin
Doctoral students 7
William Gasarch, John Reif, Cesar Alejandro Galindo-Legaria, Gary Wayne Sabot, Larry Denenberg, Norman Howard Cohen, W. Randolph Franklin
Field of work 7
mathematics, artificial intelligence, computer science, computer programming, mathematical logic, data structure, informatics
Occupation 3
mathematician, computer scientist, university teacher
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
Harvard University
Employer 1
Harvard University
Family name 1
Lewis
Given name 1
Harry
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Boston
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Harry R. Lewis was born on April 19, 1947[1], in Boston[2]. He has worked as a computer scientist[3], mathematician[4], and university teacher[5].

Why It Matters

His notable doctoral advisees include William Gasarch[30], a computer scientist[31], b. 1959[32], specialised in computer science[33]; John Reif[34], an engineer[35], b. 1951[36], of United States[37], awarded the Tulip Award in DNA Computing[38], specialised in DNA computing[39]; Cesar Alejandro Galindo-Legaria[40], a computer scientist[41]; W. Randolph Franklin[42], a computer scientist[43]; Gary Wayne Sabot[44], a computer scientist[45]; and Larry Denenberg[46], a computer scientist[47].

FAQs

Where was Harry R. Lewis born?

Harry R. Lewis was born in Boston[2].

What did Harry R. Lewis do for work?

Harry R. Lewis worked as a computer scientist[3], mathematician[4], and university teacher[5].

Where did Harry R. Lewis go to school?

Harry R. Lewis was educated at Harvard University[14] and Roxbury Latin School[15].

Related Entities

artificial intelligence Cesar Alejandro Galindo-Legaria computer programming computer science computer scientist Gary Wayne Sabot informatics John Reif Larry Denenberg mathematics Norman Howard Cohen United States William Gasarch W. Randolph Franklin

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  12. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [4] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  18. [19] ↑ . users.cs.duke.edu. users.cs.duke.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  25. [26] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  26. [1] ↑ . SNAC. snaccooperative.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  11. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [47] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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