John Backus

Summary

John Backus is a human^[1]. Born in Portland^[2], he… he was born on +1911-04-29T00:00:00Z^[3]. He died in Los Angeles^[4]. He died on +1988-10-28T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as a physicist^[6] and nuclear physicist^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Born in Portland^[2], John Backus…
• John Backus passed away in Los Angeles^[4].
• John Backus was born on +1911-04-29T00:00:00Z^[3].
• John Backus died on +1988-10-28T00:00:00Z^[5].
• John Backus held citizenship in United States^[9].
• John Backus worked as a physicist^[6].
• John Backus's professions included nuclear physicist^[7].
• John Backus was employed by University of Southern California^[10].
• John Backus was educated at Reed College^[11].
• John Backus's education included a stint at University of California, Berkeley^[12].
• John Backus received the ASA Silver Medal^[13].
• John Backus's image is recorded as John Backus at control panel at60-inch cyclotron.jpg^[14].
• John Backus is recorded as male^[15].
• John Backus's instance of is recorded as human^[16].
• John Backus's ISNI is recorded as 0000000117894774^[17].
• John Backus's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 166831727^[18].
• John Backus's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n88645437^[19].
• John Backus's IdRef ID is recorded as 070135673^[20].
• John Backus's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA07402647^[21].
• John Backus's Commons category is recorded as John G. Backus^[22].
• John Backus's SBN author ID is recorded as VEAV014674^[23].
• John Backus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04zynfp^[24].
• John Backus's Open Library ID is recorded as OL1801751A^[25].
• John Backus's family name is recorded as Backus^[26].
• John Backus's given name is recorded as John^[27].

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Origins and Family

John Backus's place of birth was Portland^[2]. He was born on +1911-04-29T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at Reed College^[11], a liberal arts college^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1908^[30] and University of California, Berkeley^[12], a public research university^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1868^[33], headquartered in Berkeley^[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist^[6] and nuclear physicist^[7]. Among John Backus's employers was University of Southern California^[10].

Recognition

John Backus received the ASA Silver Medal^[13].

Death and Burial

John Backus died on +1988-10-28T00:00:00Z^[5]. He died in Los Angeles^[4].

Why It Matters

John Backus ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).^[8]

FAQs

Where was John Backus born?

Born in Portland^[2], John Backus…

Where did John Backus die?

John Backus died in Los Angeles^[4].

What did John Backus do for work?

John Backus worked as physicist^[6] and nuclear physicist^[7].

Where did John Backus go to school?

John Backus was educated at Reed College^[11] and University of California, Berkeley^[12].

What awards did John Backus receive?

Honors received include ASA Silver Medal^[13].