Joshua Bloch

American software engineer
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Joshua Bloch

Summary

Joshua Bloch is a human[1]. He was born in Southampton[2]. He was born on August 28, 1961[3]. He worked as an engineer[4], computer scientist[5], and businessperson[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (283 views/month, #7,257 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Joshua Bloch was born in Southampton[2].
  • Joshua Bloch was born on August 28, 1961[3].
  • Joshua Bloch held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Joshua Bloch's professions included engineer[4].
  • Joshua Bloch's professions included computer scientist[5].
  • Joshua Bloch worked as a businessperson[6].
  • Among Joshua Bloch's employers was Google[9].
  • Joshua Bloch was educated at Carnegie Mellon University[10].
  • Joshua Bloch was educated at Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science[11].
  • Joshua Bloch's doctoral advisor was Alfred Spector[12].
  • Joshua Bloch is recorded as male[13].
  • Joshua Bloch's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Joshua Bloch's family name is recorded as Bloch[15].
  • Joshua Bloch's given name is recorded as Joshua[16].
  • Joshua Bloch's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[17].
  • Joshua Bloch's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+60642'}[18].
  • Joshua Bloch's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+63558'}[19].
  • Joshua Bloch's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+66251'}[20].

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Origins and Family

Joshua Bloch's place of birth was Southampton[2]. He was born on August 28, 1961[3].

Education

Educated at Carnegie Mellon University[10], a private university[21], in United States[22], founded in 1900[23], headquartered in Pittsburgh[24] and Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science[11], an engineering college[25], in United States[26], founded in 1864[27], headquartered in New York City[28]. Joshua Bloch's doctoral advisor was Alfred Spector[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include engineer[4], computer scientist[5], and businessperson[6]. Among Joshua Bloch's employers was Google[9].

Why It Matters

Joshua Bloch ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (283 views/month, #7,257 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

FAQs

Where was Joshua Bloch born?

Born in Southampton[2], Joshua Bloch…

What did Joshua Bloch do for work?

Joshua Bloch worked as engineer[4], computer scientist[5], and businessperson[6].

Where did Joshua Bloch go to school?

Joshua Bloch was educated at Carnegie Mellon University[10] and Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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