John Daugman

British-American computer scientist
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John Daugman

Summary

John Daugman is a human[1]. His place of birth was United States[2]. He was born on February 17, 1954[3]. He died on June 11, 2024[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5], computer scientist[6], engineer[7], and university teacher[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month, #7,274 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • John Daugman's place of birth was United States[2].
  • John Daugman was born on February 17, 1954[3].
  • John Daugman died on June 11, 2024[4].
  • John Daugman held citizenship in United States[10].
  • John Daugman worked as a mathematician[5].
  • John Daugman's professions included computer scientist[6].
  • John Daugman worked as an engineer[7].
  • John Daugman worked as a university teacher[8].
  • John Daugman's field of work was computer vision[11].
  • Among John Daugman's employers was Tokyo Institute of Technology[12].
  • John Daugman's education included a stint at Harvard University[13].
  • John Daugman's doctoral advisor was R. Duncan Luce[14].
  • John Daugman received the National Inventors Hall of Fame[15].
  • John Daugman received the Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering[16].
  • John Daugman received the Fellow of the International Association for Pattern Recognition[17].
  • John Daugman received the Fellow of the British Computer Society[18].
  • John Daugman received the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications[19].
  • John Daugman received the Officer of the Order of the British Empire[20].
  • John Daugman is recorded as male[21].
  • John Daugman's instance of is recorded as human[22].
  • John Daugman supervised Mark Humphrys as a doctoral student[23].
  • John Daugman supervised Feng Hao as a doctoral student[24].
  • John Daugman's residence is recorded as Cambridge[25].
  • John Daugman's given name is recorded as John[26].
  • John Daugman's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[27].

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Origins and Family

John Daugman was born in United States[2]. He was born on February 17, 1954[3].

Education

John Daugman was educated at Harvard University[13]. His doctoral advisor was R. Duncan Luce[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[5], computer scientist[6], engineer[7], and university teacher[8]. John Daugman's field of work was computer vision[11]. He was employed by Tokyo Institute of Technology[12]. Doctoral students include Mark Humphrys[23], a researcher[28] and Feng Hao[24].

Recognition

Awards received include National Inventors Hall of Fame[15], a hall of fame[29], in United States[30], founded in 1973[31], headquartered in North Canton[32]; Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering[16], a fellowship award[33]; Fellow of the International Association for Pattern Recognition[17]; Fellow of the British Computer Society[18], a fellowship award[34]; Fellow of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications[19]; and Officer of the Order of the British Empire[20], a grade of an order[35], in United Kingdom[36].

Death and Burial

John Daugman died on June 11, 2024[4].

Why It Matters

John Daugman ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month, #7,274 of 1,000,298).[9] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

Where was John Daugman born?

Born in United States[2], John Daugman…

What did John Daugman do for work?

John Daugman worked as mathematician[5], computer scientist[6], engineer[7], and university teacher[8].

Where did John Daugman go to school?

John Daugman was educated at Harvard University[13].

What awards did John Daugman receive?

Honors received include National Inventors Hall of Fame[15], Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering[16], Fellow of the International Association for Pattern Recognition[17], and Fellow of the British Computer Society[18].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [21] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [22] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . invent.org. invent.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [14] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . wikidata.org.
  23. [4] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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