John Chambers

Summary

John Chambers is a human^[1]. He was born in Cleveland^[2]. He was born on +1949-08-23T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a computer scientist^[4] and entrepreneur^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (137 views/month, #7,180 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• John Chambers's place of birth was Cleveland^[2].
• John Chambers was born on +1949-08-23T00:00:00Z^[3].
• John Chambers held citizenship in United States^[7].
• John Chambers's professions included computer scientist^[4].
• John Chambers worked as an entrepreneur^[5].
• Among John Chambers's employers was IBM^[8].
• John Chambers was employed by Cisco^[9].
• John Chambers's education included a stint at West Virginia University^[10].
• John Chambers's education included a stint at Indiana University^[11].
• John Chambers was educated at Duke University^[12].
• John Chambers's education included a stint at West Virginia University College of Law^[13].
• John Chambers's education included a stint at Indiana University Kelley School of Business^[14].
• John Chambers received the Padma Bhushan^[15].
• John Chambers received the Bower Award for Business Leadership^[16].
• John Chambers was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[17].
• John Chambers's image is recorded as John T. Chambers World Economic Forum 2013.jpg^[18].
• John Chambers is recorded as male^[19].
• John Chambers's instance of is recorded as human^[20].
• John Chambers's ISNI is recorded as 0000000114643830^[21].
• John Chambers's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 162807295^[22].
• John Chambers's GND ID is recorded as 124100783^[23].
• John Chambers's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2001097594^[24].
• John Chambers's Commons category is recorded as John T. Chambers^[25].
• John Chambers's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04f5zh^[26].
• John Chambers's family name is recorded as Chambers^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Cleveland^[2], John Chambers… he was born on +1949-08-23T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at West Virginia University^[10], a public research university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1867^[30], headquartered in Morgantown^[31]; Indiana University^[11], a state university system^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1820^[34], headquartered in Bloomington^[35]; Duke University^[12], a university^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1838^[38], headquartered in Durham^[39]; West Virginia University College of Law^[13], a university^[40], in United States^[41], founded in 1878^[42]; and Indiana University Kelley School of Business^[14], a business school^[43], in United States^[44], founded in 1920^[45].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist^[4] and entrepreneur^[5]. Employers include IBM^[8], a software company^[46], in United States^[47], founded in 1911^[48], headquartered in Armonk^[49] and Cisco^[9], a business^[50], in United States^[51], founded in 1984^[52], headquartered in San Jose^[53].

Recognition

Awards received include Padma Bhushan^[15], a civil decoration^[54], in India^[55], founded in 1954^[56] and Bower Award for Business Leadership^[16], an award^[57], founded in 1990^[58].

Why It Matters

John Chambers ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (137 views/month, #7,180 of 1,000,298).^[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[59] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[60]

FAQs

Where was John Chambers born?

John Chambers's place of birth was Cleveland^[2].

What did John Chambers do for work?

John Chambers worked as computer scientist^[4] and entrepreneur^[5].

Where did John Chambers go to school?

John Chambers was educated at West Virginia University^[10], Indiana University^[11], Duke University^[12], and West Virginia University College of Law^[13].

What awards did John Chambers receive?

Honors received include Padma Bhushan^[15] and Bower Award for Business Leadership^[16].