John Vlissides

American Software scientist (1961–2005)
Person human Q92755
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Summary

John Vlissides was born on August 2, 1961[1], in Washington, D.C.[2]. He died on November 24, 2005[3], in Westchester County[4]. He worked as a computer scientist[5], engineer[6], writer[7], and software developer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (274 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Place of death: Lake Mohegan[10]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[11]
  • Field of work: software development[12]
  • Employer: IBM[13]
  • Educated at: Stanford University[14], University of Virginia[15]
  • Award received: Dahl–Nygaard Prize[16], Programming Languages Achievement Award[17]
  • Sex or gender: male[18]
  • Cause of death: brain cancer[19]
  • Academic degree: Doctor of Philosophy[20]
  • Given name: John[21]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[22]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[23]
  • Name in native language: John Vlissides[24]

Why It Matters

John Vlissides has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

Works attributed to him include Design Patterns[27], a written work[28], written by Erich Gamma[29].

FAQs

Where was John Vlissides born?

John Vlissides was born in Washington, D.C.[2].

Where did John Vlissides die?

John Vlissides died in Westchester County[4].

What did John Vlissides do for work?

John Vlissides worked as a computer scientist[5], engineer[6], writer[7], and software developer[8].

Where did John Vlissides go to school?

John Vlissides was educated at Stanford University[14] and University of Virginia[15].

What awards did John Vlissides receive?

Honors received include Dahl–Nygaard Prize[16] and Programming Languages Achievement Award[17].

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  3. [10] ↑ . Find a Grave. de.findagrave.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  11. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  19. [3] ↑ . Find a Grave. washingtonpost.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [23] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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