James H. Morris

Summary

James H. Morris is a human^[1]. He was born in Pittsburgh^[2]. He was born on +1941-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a computer scientist^[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).^[5]

Key Facts

• James H. Morris's place of birth was Pittsburgh^[2].
• James H. Morris was born on +1941-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3].
• James H. Morris held citizenship in United States^[6].
• James H. Morris's professions included computer scientist^[4].
• James H. Morris was employed by Carnegie Mellon University^[7].
• James H. Morris was educated at MIT Sloan School of Management^[8].
• James H. Morris's education included a stint at Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[9].
• James H. Morris was educated at Carnegie Mellon University^[10].
• James H. Morris's doctoral advisor was John Wozencraft^[11].
• James H. Morris received the ACM Fellow^[12].
• James H. Morris was a member of Association for Computing Machinery^[13].
• James H. Morris is recorded as male^[14].
• James H. Morris's instance of is recorded as human^[15].
• James H. Morris supervised Ellen Ariel Borison as a doctoral student^[16].
• James H. Morris supervised David Arthur Nichols as a doctoral student^[17].
• James H. Morris supervised Richard Joel Cohn as a doctoral student^[18].
• James H. Morris supervised Nathaniel Solomon Borenstein as a doctoral student^[19].
• James H. Morris supervised Bruce Lawrence Horn as a doctoral student^[20].
• James H. Morris supervised Mei C. Chuah as a doctoral student^[21].
• James H. Morris supervised Tomasz Kowaltowski as a doctoral student^[22].
• James H. Morris's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 306346910^[23].
• James H. Morris's IdRef ID is recorded as 175397295^[24].
• James H. Morris's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 50077^[25].
• James H. Morris's residence is recorded as Pittsburgh^[26].
• James H. Morris's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02qyy_0^[27].

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Origins and Family

James H. Morris's place of birth was Pittsburgh^[2]. He was born on +1941-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at MIT Sloan School of Management^[8], a business school^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1914^[30], headquartered in Cambridge^[31]; Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[9], a university^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1861^[34], headquartered in Cambridge^[35]; and Carnegie Mellon University^[10], a private university^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1900^[38], headquartered in Pittsburgh^[39]. James H. Morris's doctoral advisor was John Wozencraft^[11].

Career and Affiliations

James H. Morris worked as a computer scientist^[4]. Among his employers was Carnegie Mellon University^[7]. Doctoral students include Ellen Ariel Borison^[16], David Arthur Nichols^[17], Richard Joel Cohn^[18], Nathaniel Solomon Borenstein^[19], Bruce Lawrence Horn^[20], and Mei C. Chuah^[21].

Recognition

James H. Morris received the ACM Fellow^[12].

Works and Contributions

Things named for James H. Morris include Knuth–Morris–Pratt algorithm^[40], an exact string-matching algorithm^[41].

Why It Matters

James H. Morris ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).^[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]

He is credited with the discovery of Knuth–Morris–Pratt algorithm^[44], an exact string-matching algorithm^[45]. Entities named for him include Knuth–Morris–Pratt algorithm^[40], an exact string-matching algorithm^[41].

His notable doctoral advisees include Tomasz Kowaltowski^[46], a computer scientist^[47].

FAQs

Where was James H. Morris born?

James H. Morris's place of birth was Pittsburgh^[2].

What did James H. Morris do for work?

James H. Morris worked as computer scientist^[4].

Where did James H. Morris go to school?

James H. Morris was educated at MIT Sloan School of Management^[8], Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[9], and Carnegie Mellon University^[10].

What awards did James H. Morris receive?

Honors received include ACM Fellow^[12].

What did James H. Morris discover?

James H. Morris is credited as discoverer of Knuth–Morris–Pratt algorithm^[44].