James Gosling

Summary

James Gosling is a human^[1]. Born in Calgary^[2], he… he was born on May 19, 1955^[3]. He worked as an inventor^[4], blogger^[5], programmer^[6], writer^[7], and computer scientist^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,208 views/month, #6,947 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Born in Calgary^[2], James Gosling…
• James Gosling was born on May 19, 1955^[3].
• James Gosling held citizenship in Canada^[10].
• James Gosling worked as an inventor^[4].
• James Gosling's professions included blogger^[5].
• James Gosling worked as a programmer^[6].
• James Gosling worked as a writer^[7].
• James Gosling worked as a computer scientist^[8].
• James Gosling's field of work was google (verb)^[11].
• James Gosling was employed by Google^[12].
• Among James Gosling's employers was Sun Microsystems^[13].
• James Gosling was employed by Amazon Web Services^[14].
• James Gosling was educated at Carnegie Mellon University^[15].
• James Gosling's education included a stint at University of Calgary^[16].
• James Gosling's education included a stint at William Aberhart High School^[17].
• James Gosling's doctoral advisor was Bob Sproull^[18].
• James Gosling's doctoral advisor was Raj Reddy^[19].
• James Gosling received the IEEE John von Neumann Medal^[20].
• James Gosling received the ACM Software System Award^[21].
• James Gosling received the Tsutomu Kanai Award^[22].
• James Gosling received the ACM Fellow^[23].
• James Gosling received the Officer of the Order of Canada^[24].
• James Gosling received the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science^[25].
• James Gosling was a member of Association for Computing Machinery^[26].
• James Gosling is recorded as male^[27].

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Origins and Family

James Gosling was born in Calgary^[2]. He was born on May 19, 1955^[3].

Education

Educated at Carnegie Mellon University^[15], a private university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1900^[30], headquartered in Pittsburgh^[31]; University of Calgary^[16], an autonomous university^[32], in Canada^[33], founded in 1966^[34], headquartered in Calgary^[35]; and William Aberhart High School^[17], a high school^[36], in Canada^[37], founded in 1957^[38]. Doctoral advisors include Bob Sproull^[18], an engineer^[39], b. 1945^[40], awarded the Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[41] and Raj Reddy^[19], a computer scientist^[42], b. 1937^[43], of India^[44], awarded the Turing Award^[45], specialised in artificial intelligence^[46].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include inventor^[4], blogger^[5], programmer^[6], writer^[7], and computer scientist^[8]. James Gosling's field of work was google (verb)^[11]. Employers include Google^[12], a business^[47], in United States^[48], founded in 1998^[49], headquartered in Mountain View^[50]; Sun Microsystems^[13], a software company^[51], in United States^[52], founded in 1982^[53], headquartered in Santa Clara^[54]; and Amazon Web Services^[14], a computing platform^[55], in United States^[56], founded in 2006^[57], headquartered in Seattle^[58].

Recognition

Awards received include IEEE John von Neumann Medal^[20], a science award^[59], founded in 1992^[60]; ACM Software System Award^[21], a science award^[61], founded in 1983^[62]; Tsutomu Kanai Award^[22], an award^[63], founded in 1997^[64]; ACM Fellow^[23], a fellowship award^[65]; Officer of the Order of Canada^[24], a grade of an order^[66], in Canada^[67], founded in 1967^[68]; and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science^[25], a fellowship award^[69], in United States^[70], founded in 1874^[71].

Why It Matters

James Gosling ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,208 views/month, #6,947 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[72] He is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[73]

FAQs

Where was James Gosling born?

James Gosling's place of birth was Calgary^[2].

What did James Gosling do for work?

James Gosling worked as inventor^[4], blogger^[5], programmer^[6], writer^[7], and computer scientist^[8].

Where did James Gosling go to school?

James Gosling was educated at Carnegie Mellon University^[15], University of Calgary^[16], and William Aberhart High School^[17].

What awards did James Gosling receive?

Honors received include IEEE John von Neumann Medal^[20], ACM Software System Award^[21], Tsutomu Kanai Award^[22], and ACM Fellow^[23].