John Ousterhout

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John Ousterhout

Summary

John Ousterhout is a human[1]. His place of birth was Solano County[2]. He was born on October 15, 1954[3]. He worked as a computer scientist[4], engineer[5], programmer[6], university teacher[7], and physicist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (353 views/month, #7,132 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • John Ousterhout was born in Solano County[2].
  • John Ousterhout was born on October 15, 1954[3].
  • John Ousterhout held citizenship in United States[10].
  • John Ousterhout's professions included computer scientist[4].
  • John Ousterhout worked as an engineer[5].
  • John Ousterhout worked as a programmer[6].
  • John Ousterhout worked as a university teacher[7].
  • John Ousterhout worked as a physicist[8].
  • John Ousterhout's professions included academic[11].
  • John Ousterhout's field of work was computer science[12].
  • John Ousterhout's field of work was computer programming[13].
  • John Ousterhout's field of work was computing[14].
  • John Ousterhout's field of work was informatics[15].
  • John Ousterhout's field of work was scripting language[16].
  • John Ousterhout was employed by University of California, Berkeley[17].
  • John Ousterhout was employed by Stanford University[18].
  • John Ousterhout's doctoral advisor was Nico Habermann[19].
  • John Ousterhout received the Grace Murray Hopper Award[20].
  • John Ousterhout received the ACM Software System Award[21].
  • John Ousterhout received the ACM Fellow[22].
  • John Ousterhout received the IEEE Reynold B. Johnson Information Storage Systems Award[23].
  • John Ousterhout received the William O. Baker Award for Initiatives in Research[24].
  • John Ousterhout was a member of National Academy of Engineering[25].
  • John Ousterhout was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[26].
  • John Ousterhout is recorded as male[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Solano County[2], John Ousterhout… he was born on October 15, 1954[3].

Education

John Ousterhout's doctoral advisor was Nico Habermann[19]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[28].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[4], engineer[5], programmer[6], university teacher[7], physicist[8], and academic[11]. Fields of work include computer science[12], an academic discipline[29]; computer programming[13], an academic discipline[30]; computing[14], a type of process[31]; informatics[15], an academic major[32], founded in 1957[33]; and scripting language[16], a type of programming language[34]. Employers include University of California, Berkeley[17], a public research university[35], in United States[36], founded in 1868[37], headquartered in Berkeley[38] and Stanford University[18], a private university[39], in United States[40], founded in 1885[41], headquartered in Stanford[42]. Doctoral students include Mendel Rosenblum[43], a computer scientist[44], b. 2000[45], of United States[46], awarded the ACM Software System Award[47], specialised in computer science[48]; Mary Louise Gray Baker[49]; Robert Mayo[50], a computer scientist[51]; and Fred Douglis[52], a computer scientist[53].

Recognition

Awards received include Grace Murray Hopper Award[20], an award[54], in United States[55], founded in 1971[56]; ACM Software System Award[21], a science award[57], founded in 1983[58]; ACM Fellow[22], a fellowship award[59]; IEEE Reynold B. Johnson Information Storage Systems Award[23], a technical field award[60], founded in 1992[61]; and William O. Baker Award for Initiatives in Research[24], a science award[62], in United States[63], founded in 1981[64].

Why It Matters

John Ousterhout ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (353 views/month, #7,132 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[65] He is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[66]

His notable doctoral advisees include Mendel Rosenblum[67], a computer scientist[68], b. 2000[69], of United States[70], awarded the ACM Software System Award[71], specialised in computer science[72]; Robert Mayo[73], a computer scientist[74]; and Fred Douglis[75], a computer scientist[76].

FAQs

Where was John Ousterhout born?

John Ousterhout's place of birth was Solano County[2].

What did John Ousterhout do for work?

John Ousterhout worked as computer scientist[4], engineer[5], programmer[6], university teacher[7], and physicist[8].

What awards did John Ousterhout receive?

Honors received include Grace Murray Hopper Award[20], ACM Software System Award[21], ACM Fellow[22], and IEEE Reynold B. Johnson Information Storage Systems Award[23].

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  2. [65] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [66] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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