Ken Arnold

American computer programmer
Person human Q6387255
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Ken Arnold is a programmer, author, computer scientist, and information scientist [1]. His professional work spans the fields of informatics, computing, computer programming, and programming language [1].

Ken Arnold

Summary

Ken Arnold is a human[1]. He was born on June 13, 1958[2]. He worked as a programmer[3], author[4], computer scientist[5], and information scientist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (89 views/month, #7,270 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Ken Arnold was born on June 13, 1958[2].
  • Ken Arnold was born on 1958[8].
  • Ken Arnold's professions included programmer[3].
  • Ken Arnold worked as an author[4].
  • Ken Arnold's professions included computer scientist[5].
  • Ken Arnold's professions included information scientist[6].
  • Ken Arnold's field of work was Q11368[9].
  • Ken Arnold's field of work was informatics[10].
  • Ken Arnold's field of work was computing[11].
  • Ken Arnold's field of work was computer programming[12].
  • Ken Arnold's field of work was programming language[13].
  • Ken Arnold's field of work was Q15777[14].
  • Ken Arnold's education included a stint at University of California, Berkeley[15].
  • Ken Arnold is recorded as male[16].
  • Ken Arnold's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Ken Arnold's family name is recorded as Arnold[18].
  • Ken Arnold's given name is recorded as Kenneth[19].
  • Ken Arnold's given name is recorded as Richard[20].
  • Ken Arnold's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[21].

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Origins and Family

Recorded date of birth include June 13, 1958[2] and 1958[8].

Education

Ken Arnold was educated at University of California, Berkeley[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include programmer[3], author[4], computer scientist[5], and information scientist[6]. Fields of work include Q11368[9], a project[22], founded in 1969[23]; informatics[10], an academic major[24], founded in 1957[25]; computing[11], a type of process[26]; computer programming[12], an academic discipline[27]; programming language[13], a computer science term[28]; and Q15777[14], an imperative programming language[29], founded in 1972[30].

Why It Matters

Ken Arnold ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (89 views/month, #7,270 of 1,000,298).[7] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

What did Ken Arnold do for work?

Ken Arnold worked as programmer[3], author[4], computer scientist[5], and information scientist[6].

Where did Ken Arnold go to school?

Ken Arnold was educated at University of California, Berkeley[15].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [16] . wikidata.org.
  2. [17] . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [2] . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [30] . 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. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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