John J. Leonard

American roboticist
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John J. Leonard

Summary

John J. Leonard is a human[1]. He worked as a roboticist[2]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[3]

Key Facts

  • John J. Leonard held citizenship in United States[4].
  • John J. Leonard's professions included roboticist[2].
  • John J. Leonard's field of work was robotics[5].
  • Among John J. Leonard's employers was Massachusetts Institute of Technology[6].
  • John J. Leonard's education included a stint at University of Oxford[7].
  • John J. Leonard was educated at University of Pennsylvania[8].
  • John J. Leonard's doctoral advisor was Hugh F. Durrant-Whyte[9].
  • John J. Leonard received the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[10].
  • John J. Leonard is recorded as male[11].
  • John J. Leonard's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • John J. Leonard supervised Aisha N. Walcott as a doctoral student[13].
  • John J. Leonard supervised Jacques Chadwick Leedekerken as a doctoral student[14].
  • John J. Leonard supervised Michael Carsten Bosse as a doctoral student[15].
  • John J. Leonard supervised Edwin Brock Olson as a doctoral student[16].
  • John J. Leonard supervised Theodore Joseph Steiner, III as a doctoral student[17].
  • John J. Leonard's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 71492316[18].
  • John J. Leonard's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n92022939[19].
  • John J. Leonard's IdRef ID is recorded as 085977020[20].
  • John J. Leonard's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 132711[21].
  • John J. Leonard's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04f1m_s[22].
  • John J. Leonard's family name is recorded as Leonard[23].
  • John J. Leonard's given name is recorded as John[24].
  • John J. Leonard's given name is recorded as J.[25].
  • John J. Leonard's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 097763241[26].
  • John J. Leonard's academic thesis is recorded as Directed sonar sensing for mobile robot navigation[27].

Body

Education

Educated at University of Oxford[7], a collegiate university[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1096[30], headquartered in Oxford[31] and University of Pennsylvania[8], a private university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1740[34], headquartered in Philadelphia[35]. John J. Leonard's doctoral advisor was Hugh F. Durrant-Whyte[9].

Career and Affiliations

John J. Leonard worked as a roboticist[2]. His field of work was robotics[5]. Among his employers was Massachusetts Institute of Technology[6]. Doctoral students include Aisha N. Walcott[13]; Jacques Chadwick Leedekerken[14]; Michael Carsten Bosse[15], a researcher[36]; Edwin Brock Olson[16]; and Theodore Joseph Steiner, III[17].

Recognition

John J. Leonard received the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[10].

Why It Matters

John J. Leonard ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[3]

FAQs

What did John J. Leonard do for work?

John J. Leonard worked as roboticist[2].

Where did John J. Leonard go to school?

John J. Leonard was educated at University of Oxford[7] and University of Pennsylvania[8].

What awards did John J. Leonard receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [2] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . meche.mit.edu. meche.mit.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . E-Theses Online Service. Retrieved . ethos.bl.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [3] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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