J. Alan George

Canadian computer scientist
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Summary

J. Alan George is a human[1]. He was born on November 9, 1943[2]. He worked as a computer scientist[3], university teacher[4], and mathematician[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • J. Alan George was born on November 9, 1943[2].
  • J. Alan George held citizenship in Canada[7].
  • J. Alan George worked as a computer scientist[3].
  • J. Alan George worked as a university teacher[4].
  • J. Alan George worked as a mathematician[5].
  • J. Alan George's field of work was applied mathematics[8].
  • J. Alan George's field of work was informatics[9].
  • J. Alan George was employed by University of Waterloo[10].
  • J. Alan George was educated at Stanford University[11].
  • J. Alan George was educated at University of Alberta[12].
  • J. Alan George's doctoral advisor was George Forsythe[13].
  • J. Alan George received the Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[14].
  • J. Alan George received the Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada[15].
  • J. Alan George was a member of Royal Society of Canada[16].
  • J. Alan George was a member of Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[17].
  • J. Alan George is recorded as male[18].
  • J. Alan George's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • J. Alan George supervised Gaston Gonnet as a doctoral student[20].
  • J. Alan George supervised David Russell McIntyre as a doctoral student[21].
  • J. Alan George supervised Esmond Gee-Ying Ng as a doctoral student[22].
  • J. Alan George supervised Hamza Sayed M. Rashwan as a doctoral student[23].
  • J. Alan George supervised Eleanor C. H. Chu as a doctoral student[24].
  • J. Alan George supervised Joseph Wai-Hung Liu as a doctoral student[25].
  • J. Alan George supervised John Anthony Cnockaert as a doctoral student[26].
  • J. Alan George's family name is recorded as George[27].

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Origins and Family

J. Alan George was born on November 9, 1943[2].

Education

Educated at Stanford University[11], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1885[30], headquartered in Stanford[31] and University of Alberta[12], an autonomous university[32], in Canada[33], founded in 1906[34], headquartered in Edmonton[35]. J. Alan George's doctoral advisor was George Forsythe[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[3], university teacher[4], and mathematician[5]. Fields of work include applied mathematics[8], an academic discipline[36] and informatics[9], an academic major[37], founded in 1957[38]. Among J. Alan George's employers was University of Waterloo[10]. Doctoral students include Gaston Gonnet[20], a computer scientist[39], b. 1948[40], of Uruguay[41]; David Russell McIntyre[21]; Esmond Gee-Ying Ng[22]; Hamza Sayed M. Rashwan[23]; Eleanor C. H. Chu[24]; and Joseph Wai-Hung Liu[25].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[14], a fellowship award[42] and Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada[15], a fellowship award[43], in Canada[44].

Why It Matters

J. Alan George ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[6] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

His notable doctoral advisees include Gaston Gonnet[46], a computer scientist[47], b. 1948[48], of Uruguay[49].

FAQs

What did J. Alan George do for work?

J. Alan George worked as computer scientist[3], university teacher[4], and mathematician[5].

Where did J. Alan George go to school?

J. Alan George was educated at Stanford University[11] and University of Alberta[12].

What awards did J. Alan George receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[14] and Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada[15].

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  1. [18] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  10. [5] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] ↑ . siam.org. Retrieved . siam.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [20] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [21] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [22] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [23] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [24] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [25] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [26] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [17] ↑ . siam.org. Retrieved . siam.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [2] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  13. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [47] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [48] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [49] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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