Lance Fortnow

American computer scientist
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Lance Fortnow

Summary

Lance Fortnow is a human[1]. He was born on +1963-08-15T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a computer scientist[3], university teacher[4], and researcher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month, #7,279 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Lance Fortnow was born on +1963-08-15T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Lance Fortnow held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Lance Fortnow's professions included computer scientist[3].
  • Lance Fortnow worked as a university teacher[4].
  • Lance Fortnow's professions included researcher[5].
  • Lance Fortnow's field of work was computer science[8].
  • Among Lance Fortnow's employers was Illinois Institute of Technology[9].
  • Lance Fortnow's education included a stint at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[10].
  • Lance Fortnow's education included a stint at Cornell University[11].
  • Lance Fortnow's doctoral advisor was Michael Sipser[12].
  • Lance Fortnow received the Fulbright Scholarship[13].
  • Lance Fortnow received the Nerode Prize[14].
  • Lance Fortnow received the ACM Fellow[15].
  • Lance Fortnow was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[16].
  • Lance Fortnow is recorded as male[17].
  • Lance Fortnow's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Lance Fortnow supervised Carsten Lund as a doctoral student[19].
  • Lance Fortnow supervised Dieter Johan Theodoor van Melkebeek as a doctoral student[20].
  • Lance Fortnow supervised Lide Li as a doctoral student[21].
  • Lance Fortnow supervised Sophie Laplante as a doctoral student[22].
  • Lance Fortnow supervised Rahul Santhanam as a doctoral student[23].
  • Lance Fortnow supervised Joshua A Grochow as a doctoral student[24].
  • Lance Fortnow's ISNI is recorded as 0000000399456245[25].
  • Lance Fortnow's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 293401328[26].
  • Lance Fortnow's GND ID is recorded as 1034850725[27].

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Origins and Family

Lance Fortnow was born on +1963-08-15T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[10], a university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1861[30], headquartered in Cambridge[31] and Cornell University[11], a private university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1865[34], headquartered in Ithaca[35]. Lance Fortnow's doctoral advisor was Michael Sipser[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[3], university teacher[4], and researcher[5]. Lance Fortnow's field of work was computer science[8]. Among his employers was Illinois Institute of Technology[9]. Doctoral students include Carsten Lund[19], a computer scientist[36], b. 1963[37], of United States[38], awarded the Gödel Prize[39], specialised in theoretical computer science[40]; Dieter Johan Theodoor van Melkebeek[20]; Lide Li[21]; Sophie Laplante[22]; Rahul Santhanam[23], a computer scientist[41]; and Joshua A Grochow[24], a university teacher[42].

Recognition

Awards received include Fulbright Scholarship[13], a scholarship[43], in United States[44], founded in 1946[45]; Nerode Prize[14], an award[46]; and ACM Fellow[15], a fellowship award[47].

Why It Matters

Lance Fortnow ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month, #7,279 of 1,000,298).[6] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

His notable doctoral advisees include Carsten Lund[49], a computer scientist[50], b. 1963[51], of United States[52], awarded the Gödel Prize[53], specialised in theoretical computer science[54] and Rahul Santhanam[55], a computer scientist[56].

FAQs

What did Lance Fortnow do for work?

Lance Fortnow worked as computer scientist[3], university teacher[4], and researcher[5].

Where did Lance Fortnow go to school?

Lance Fortnow was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[10] and Cornell University[11].

What awards did Lance Fortnow receive?

Honors received include Fulbright Scholarship[13], Nerode Prize[14], and ACM Fellow[15].

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  25. [54] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  26. [56] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [48] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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