Ken Kennedy

Summary

Ken Kennedy is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Washington, D.C.^[2]. He was born on +1945-08-12T00:00:00Z^[3]. He died in Houston^[4]. He died on +2007-02-07T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as a computer scientist^[6], engineer^[7], and university teacher^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Born in Washington, D.C.^[2], Ken Kennedy…
• Ken Kennedy died in Houston^[4].
• Ken Kennedy was born on +1945-08-12T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Ken Kennedy died on +2007-02-07T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Ken Kennedy held citizenship in United States^[10].
• Ken Kennedy's professions included computer scientist^[6].
• Ken Kennedy's professions included engineer^[7].
• Ken Kennedy worked as a university teacher^[8].
• Ken Kennedy's field of work was computer science^[11].
• Among Ken Kennedy's employers was Rice University^[12].
• Ken Kennedy was educated at Rice University^[13].
• Ken Kennedy's education included a stint at New York University^[14].
• Ken Kennedy's doctoral advisor was Jacob T. Schwartz^[15].
• Ken Kennedy received the Programming Languages Achievement Award^[16].
• Ken Kennedy received the W. Wallace McDowell Award^[17].
• Ken Kennedy received the ACM Fellow^[18].
• Ken Kennedy received the IEEE Fellow^[19].
• Ken Kennedy was a member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers^[20].
• Ken Kennedy was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[21].
• Ken Kennedy was a member of National Academy of Engineering^[22].
• Ken Kennedy was a member of Association for Computing Machinery^[23].
• Ken Kennedy's image is recorded as KenKennedy2001.jpg^[24].
• Ken Kennedy is recorded as male^[25].
• Ken Kennedy's instance of is recorded as human^[26].
• Ken Kennedy supervised Kathryn S. McKinley as a doctoral student^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Washington, D.C.^[2], Ken Kennedy… he was born on +1945-08-12T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at Rice University^[13], a private university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1891^[30], headquartered in Houston^[31] and New York University^[14], a private university^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1831^[34], headquartered in New York City^[35]. Ken Kennedy's doctoral advisor was Jacob T. Schwartz^[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist^[6], engineer^[7], and university teacher^[8]. Ken Kennedy's field of work was computer science^[11]. He was employed by Rice University^[12]. Doctoral students include Kathryn S. McKinley^[27], a computer scientist^[36], b. 1962^[37], of United States^[38], awarded the SIGPLAN Distinguished Service Award^[39], specialised in computer science^[40]; Hausi A. Muller^[41], a computer scientist^[42], b. 1955^[43], of Canada^[44]; F. Kenneth Zadeck^[45], awarded the ACM Fellow^[46]; Scott C. Marks^[47]; Scott Warren^[48]; and Thomas E. Shields^[49].

Recognition

Awards received include Programming Languages Achievement Award^[16], a science award^[50]; W. Wallace McDowell Award^[17], an award^[51], founded in 1966^[52]; ACM Fellow^[18], a fellowship award^[53]; and IEEE Fellow^[19], a science award^[54].

Death and Burial

Ken Kennedy died on +2007-02-07T00:00:00Z^[5]. He died in Houston^[4]. The cause of death was pancreatic cancer^[55].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Ken Kennedy include Ken Kennedy Award^[56], an award^[57], founded in 2009^[58].

Why It Matters

Ken Kennedy ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[59] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[60]

Entities named for him include Ken Kennedy Award^[56], an award^[57], founded in 2009^[58].

His notable doctoral advisees include Kathryn S. McKinley^[61], a computer scientist^[62], b. 1962^[63], of United States^[64], awarded the SIGPLAN Distinguished Service Award^[65], specialised in computer science^[66]; Keith D. Cooper^[67], a computer scientist^[68], awarded the ACM Fellow^[69], specialised in compiler^[70]; Hausi A. Muller^[71], a computer scientist^[72], b. 1955^[73], of Canada^[74]; and Mary Wolcott Hall^[75], a computer scientist^[76].

FAQs

Where was Ken Kennedy born?

Born in Washington, D.C.^[2], Ken Kennedy…

Where did Ken Kennedy die?

Ken Kennedy died in Houston^[4].

What did Ken Kennedy do for work?

Ken Kennedy worked as computer scientist^[6], engineer^[7], and university teacher^[8].

Where did Ken Kennedy go to school?

Ken Kennedy was educated at Rice University^[13] and New York University^[14].

What awards did Ken Kennedy receive?

Honors received include Programming Languages Achievement Award^[16], W. Wallace McDowell Award^[17], ACM Fellow^[18], and IEEE Fellow^[19].