John W. Eaton

author and maintainer of GNU Octave, worked as a computer administrator for a chemical engineering group at the University of Wisconsin–Madison
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John W. Eaton

Summary

John W. Eaton is a human[1]. He was born on +1963-03-18T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a chemical engineer[3].

Key Facts

  • John W. Eaton was born on +1963-03-18T00:00:00Z[2].
  • John W. Eaton held citizenship in United States[4].
  • John W. Eaton worked as a chemical engineer[3].
  • John W. Eaton held the position of GNU Octave maintainer[5].
  • John W. Eaton was employed by University of Wisconsin–Madison[6].
  • John W. Eaton was educated at University of Oregon[7].
  • John W. Eaton's education included a stint at University of Texas at Austin[8].
  • A notable work attributed to John W. Eaton is GNU Octave[9].
  • John W. Eaton was a member of GNU Project[10].
  • John W. Eaton is recorded as male[11].
  • John W. Eaton's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • John W. Eaton's ISNI is recorded as 0000000116680686[13].
  • John W. Eaton's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 70900855[14].
  • John W. Eaton's GND ID is recorded as 141952466[15].
  • John W. Eaton's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nb2003032019[16].
  • John W. Eaton's website account on is recorded as GNU Savannah[17].
  • John W. Eaton's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/027jp91[18].
  • John W. Eaton's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as xx0040713[19].
  • John W. Eaton's family name is recorded as Eaton[20].
  • John W. Eaton's given name is recorded as John[21].
  • John W. Eaton's given name is recorded as Wesley[22].
  • John W. Eaton's official website is recorded as http://jweaton.org/[23].
  • John W. Eaton's ACM Digital Library author ID is recorded as 81413603276[24].
  • John W. Eaton's BIBSYS ID is recorded as 12072614[25].
  • John W. Eaton's NUKAT ID is recorded as n2010105348[26].

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Origins and Family

John W. Eaton was born on +1963-03-18T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Educated at University of Oregon[7], a public university[27], in United States[28], founded in 1876[29], headquartered in Eugene[30] and University of Texas at Austin[8], a public research university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1883[33], headquartered in Austin[34].

Career and Affiliations

John W. Eaton's professions included chemical engineer[3]. Among his employers was University of Wisconsin–Madison[6]. He held the position of GNU Octave maintainer[5].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to John W. Eaton is GNU Octave[9].

FAQs

What did John W. Eaton do for work?

John W. Eaton worked as chemical engineer[3].

Where did John W. Eaton go to school?

John W. Eaton was educated at University of Oregon[7] and University of Texas at Austin[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . howold.co. Retrieved . howold.co. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] . GNU's Who. Retrieved . gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [2] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [9] . GNU's Who. Retrieved . gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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