John Seely Brown

American engineer
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John Seely Brown

Summary

John Seely Brown is a human[1]. His place of birth was Utica[2]. He was born on +1940-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as an engineer[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Born in Utica[2], John Seely Brown…
  • John Seely Brown was born on +1940-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Seely Brown held citizenship in United States[6].
  • John Seely Brown's professions included engineer[4].
  • Among John Seely Brown's employers was PARC[7].
  • John Seely Brown's education included a stint at University of Michigan[8].
  • John Seely Brown received the IRI Medal[9].
  • John Seely Brown received the OII Lifetime Achievement Award[10].
  • John Seely Brown received the AAAI Fellow[11].
  • John Seely Brown was a member of American Association for the Advancement of Science[12].
  • John Seely Brown's image is recorded as JSBJI4.jpg[13].
  • John Seely Brown is recorded as male[14].
  • John Seely Brown's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • John Seely Brown supervised William Clancey as a doctoral student[16].
  • John Seely Brown's ISNI is recorded as 0000000117765833[17].
  • John Seely Brown's GND ID is recorded as 105123025X[18].
  • John Seely Brown's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no90000557[19].
  • John Seely Brown's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 14510823n[20].
  • John Seely Brown's IdRef ID is recorded as 059560738[21].
  • John Seely Brown's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA0093490X[22].
  • John Seely Brown's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00434548[23].
  • John Seely Brown's Commons category is recorded as John Seely Brown[24].
  • John Seely Brown's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 36558648[25].
  • John Seely Brown's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 142352[26].
  • John Seely Brown's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0bbw3q[27].

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Origins and Family

John Seely Brown's place of birth was Utica[2]. He was born on +1940-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

John Seely Brown's education included a stint at University of Michigan[8].

Career and Affiliations

John Seely Brown worked as an engineer[4]. Among his employers was PARC[7]. He supervised William Clancey as a doctoral student[16].

Recognition

Awards received include IRI Medal[9], a science award[28], in United States[29], founded in 1946[30]; OII Lifetime Achievement Award[10], a lifetime achievement award[31], in United Kingdom[32]; and AAAI Fellow[11], a science award[33], in United States[34].

Why It Matters

John Seely Brown ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

Where was John Seely Brown born?

Born in Utica[2], John Seely Brown…

What did John Seely Brown do for work?

John Seely Brown worked as engineer[4].

Where did John Seely Brown go to school?

John Seely Brown was educated at University of Michigan[8].

What awards did John Seely Brown receive?

Honors received include IRI Medal[9], OII Lifetime Achievement Award[10], and AAAI Fellow[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . notablebiographies.com. Retrieved . notablebiographies.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . aaai.org. aaai.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . catalogo.pusc.it. Retrieved . catalogo.pusc.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . catalogo.pusc.it. Retrieved . catalogo.pusc.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . catalogo.pusc.it. Retrieved . catalogo.pusc.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [12] . NNDB. wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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