Jon Bentley

American computer scientist (*1953)
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Jon Bentley

Summary

Jon Bentley is a human[1]. His place of birth was Long Beach[2]. He was born on February 20, 1953[3]. He worked as a computer scientist[4], mathematician[5], and university teacher[6]. He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7]

Key Facts

  • Jon Bentley was born in Long Beach[2].
  • Jon Bentley was born on February 20, 1953[3].
  • Jon Bentley was born on January 1, 1953[8].
  • Jon Bentley held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Jon Bentley's professions included computer scientist[4].
  • Jon Bentley's professions included mathematician[5].
  • Jon Bentley worked as a university teacher[6].
  • Jon Bentley's field of work was informatics[10].
  • Jon Bentley's field of work was mathematics[11].
  • Among Jon Bentley's employers was Bell Labs[12].
  • Jon Bentley was employed by Carnegie Mellon University[13].
  • Jon Bentley was educated at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill[14].
  • Jon Bentley was educated at Stanford University[15].
  • Jon Bentley's doctoral advisor was Donald Ford Stanat[16].
  • Jon Bentley is recorded as male[17].
  • Jon Bentley's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Jon Bentley supervised Catherine McGeoch as a doctoral student[19].
  • Jon Bentley supervised Charles E. Leiserson as a doctoral student[20].
  • Jon Bentley supervised James B. Saxe as a doctoral student[21].
  • Jon Bentley's family name is recorded as Bentley[22].
  • Jon Bentley's given name is recorded as Jon[23].
  • Jon Bentley's given name is recorded as Louis[24].
  • Jon Bentley's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[25].
  • Jon Bentley's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[26].

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Origins and Family

Jon Bentley's place of birth was Long Beach[2]. Recorded date of birth include February 20, 1953[3] and January 1, 1953[8].

Education

Educated at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill[14], a public research university[27], in United States[28], founded in 1789[29] and Stanford University[15], a private university[30], in United States[31], founded in 1885[32], headquartered in Stanford[33]. Jon Bentley's doctoral advisor was Donald Ford Stanat[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[4], mathematician[5], and university teacher[6]. Fields of work include informatics[10], an academic major[34], founded in 1957[35] and mathematics[11], an academic discipline[36]. Employers include Bell Labs[12], a privately held company[37], in United States[38], founded in 1925[39], headquartered in Murray Hill[40] and Carnegie Mellon University[13], a private university[41], in United States[42], founded in 1900[43], headquartered in Pittsburgh[44]. Doctoral students include Catherine McGeoch[19], a computer scientist[45], of United States[46]; Charles E. Leiserson[20], a computer scientist[47], b. 1953[48], of United States[49], awarded the Presidential Young Investigator Award[50], specialised in mathematics[51]; and James B. Saxe[21], a computer scientist[52], b. 1953[53].

Why It Matters

Jon Bentley has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]

He is credited with the discovery of k-d tree[55], a data structure[56].

His notable doctoral advisees include James B. Saxe[57], a computer scientist[58], b. 1953[59]; Charles E. Leiserson[60], a computer scientist[61], b. 1953[62], of United States[63], awarded the Presidential Young Investigator Award[64], specialised in mathematics[65]; and Catherine McGeoch[66], a computer scientist[67], of United States[68].

FAQs

Where was Jon Bentley born?

Jon Bentley's place of birth was Long Beach[2].

What did Jon Bentley do for work?

Jon Bentley worked as computer scientist[4], mathematician[5], and university teacher[6].

Where did Jon Bentley go to school?

Jon Bentley was educated at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill[14] and Stanford University[15].

What did Jon Bentley discover?

Jon Bentley is credited as discoverer of k-d tree[55].

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  7. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  17. [21] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  19. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  37. [68] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [54] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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