Jim Horning

computer scientist (1942-2013)
Person human Q6195752
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Jim Horning

Summary

Jim Horning is a human[1]. He was born on +1942-08-24T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +2013-01-18T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a computer scientist[4], engineer[5], and university teacher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Jim Horning was born on +1942-08-24T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Jim Horning died on +2013-01-18T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Jim Horning held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Jim Horning worked as a computer scientist[4].
  • Jim Horning worked as an engineer[5].
  • Jim Horning's professions included university teacher[6].
  • Jim Horning was employed by University of Toronto[9].
  • Jim Horning was employed by Digital Equipment Corporation[10].
  • Jim Horning's education included a stint at Stanford University[11].
  • Jim Horning's doctoral advisor was Jerome A. Feldman[12].
  • Jim Horning received the ACM Fellow[13].
  • Jim Horning was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[14].
  • Jim Horning is recorded as male[15].
  • Jim Horning's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Jim Horning supervised John Guttag as a doctoral student[17].
  • Jim Horning supervised John D. Gannon as a doctoral student[18].
  • Jim Horning supervised Richard Michael Wharton as a doctoral student[19].
  • Jim Horning supervised Laurence Mark Weissman as a doctoral student[20].
  • Jim Horning supervised James Edward Donahue as a doctoral student[21].
  • Jim Horning's ISNI is recorded as 0000000109634366[22].
  • Jim Horning's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 32676931[23].
  • Jim Horning's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n85301136[24].
  • Jim Horning's IdRef ID is recorded as 175743878[25].
  • Jim Horning's SBN author ID is recorded as RMSV022947[26].
  • Jim Horning's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 13815[27].

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Origins and Family

Jim Horning was born on +1942-08-24T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Jim Horning was educated at Stanford University[11]. His doctoral advisor was Jerome A. Feldman[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[4], engineer[5], and university teacher[6]. Employers include University of Toronto[9], a public research university[28], in Canada[29], founded in 1827[30], headquartered in Toronto[31] and Digital Equipment Corporation[10], a business[32], in United States[33], founded in 1957[34], headquartered in Maynard[35]. Doctoral students include John Guttag[17], a computer scientist[36], b. 1949[37], of United States[38], awarded the ACM Fellow[39]; John D. Gannon[18], a computer scientist[40], 1948–1999[41], of United States[42], awarded the ACM Fellow[43]; Richard Michael Wharton[19]; Laurence Mark Weissman[20]; and James Edward Donahue[21].

Recognition

Jim Horning received the ACM Fellow[13].

Death and Burial

Jim Horning died on +2013-01-18T00:00:00Z[3].

Why It Matters

Jim Horning ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[7] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

His notable doctoral advisees include John Guttag[45], a computer scientist[46], b. 1949[47], of United States[48], awarded the ACM Fellow[49] and John D. Gannon[50], a computer scientist[51], 1948–1999[52], of United States[53], awarded the ACM Fellow[54].

FAQs

What did Jim Horning do for work?

Jim Horning worked as computer scientist[4], engineer[5], and university teacher[6].

Where did Jim Horning go to school?

Jim Horning was educated at Stanford University[11].

What awards did Jim Horning receive?

Honors received include ACM Fellow[13].

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  2. [44] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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