Kwabena Boahen

American professor of engineering
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Kwabena Boahen

Summary

Kwabena Boahen is a human[1]. He was born in Ghana[2]. He was born on +1964-09-22T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as an academic[4], university teacher[5], electrical engineer[6], and bioengineer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Ghana[2], Kwabena Boahen…
  • Kwabena Boahen was born on +1964-09-22T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Kwabena Boahen held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Kwabena Boahen held citizenship in Ghana[10].
  • Kwabena Boahen worked as an academic[4].
  • Kwabena Boahen worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Kwabena Boahen worked as an electrical engineer[6].
  • Kwabena Boahen worked as a bioengineer[7].
  • Kwabena Boahen's field of work was electronic engineering[11].
  • Kwabena Boahen's field of work was electrical engineering[12].
  • Kwabena Boahen's field of work was bioengineering[13].
  • Among Kwabena Boahen's employers was Stanford University[14].
  • Among Kwabena Boahen's employers was University of Pennsylvania[15].
  • Kwabena Boahen's education included a stint at California Institute of Technology[16].
  • Kwabena Boahen was educated at Johns Hopkins University[17].
  • Kwabena Boahen was educated at Presbyterian Boys' Senior High School[18].
  • Kwabena Boahen was educated at University of Ghana Primary School, Legon[19].
  • Kwabena Boahen's doctoral advisor was Carver Mead[20].
  • Kwabena Boahen received the Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering[21].
  • Kwabena Boahen received the Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering[22].
  • Kwabena Boahen received the IEEE Fellow[23].
  • Kwabena Boahen is recorded as male[24].
  • Kwabena Boahen's instance of is recorded as human[25].
  • Kwabena Boahen's ISNI is recorded as 0000000118270533[26].
  • Kwabena Boahen's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 5505147425862145040005[27].

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Origins and Family

Kwabena Boahen's place of birth was Ghana[2]. He was born on +1964-09-22T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at California Institute of Technology[16], a university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1891[30], headquartered in California[31]; Johns Hopkins University[17], a private university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1876[34], headquartered in Baltimore[35]; Presbyterian Boys' Senior High School[18], a high school[36], in Ghana[37], founded in 1938[38]; and University of Ghana Primary School, Legon[19], a primary school[39], in Ghana[40]. Kwabena Boahen's doctoral advisor was Carver Mead[20].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include academic[4], university teacher[5], electrical engineer[6], and bioengineer[7]. Fields of work include electronic engineering[11], a branch of engineering[41]; electrical engineering[12], a branch of engineering[42]; and bioengineering[13], a branch of engineering[43]. Employers include Stanford University[14], a private university[44], in United States[45], founded in 1885[46], headquartered in Stanford[47] and University of Pennsylvania[15], a private university[48], in United States[49], founded in 1740[50], headquartered in Philadelphia[51].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering[21]; Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering[22], a fellowship grant[52], in United States[53], founded in 1988[54]; and IEEE Fellow[23], a science award[55].

Why It Matters

Kwabena Boahen ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was Kwabena Boahen born?

Born in Ghana[2], Kwabena Boahen…

What did Kwabena Boahen do for work?

Kwabena Boahen worked as academic[4], university teacher[5], electrical engineer[6], and bioengineer[7].

Where did Kwabena Boahen go to school?

Kwabena Boahen was educated at California Institute of Technology[16], Johns Hopkins University[17], Presbyterian Boys' Senior High School[18], and University of Ghana Primary School, Legon[19].

What awards did Kwabena Boahen receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering[21], Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering[22], and IEEE Fellow[23].

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Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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