Leslie Valiant

Summary

Leslie Valiant is a human^[1]. Born in Budapest^[2], he… he was born on March 28, 1949^[3]. He worked as a computer scientist^[4] and university teacher^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (153 views/month, #7,210 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Born in Budapest^[2], Leslie Valiant…
• Leslie Valiant was born on March 28, 1949^[3].
• Leslie Valiant held citizenship in United Kingdom^[7].
• Leslie Valiant held citizenship in United States^[8].
• Leslie Valiant worked as a computer scientist^[4].
• Leslie Valiant's professions included university teacher^[5].
• Leslie Valiant's field of work was computer science^[9].
• Among Leslie Valiant's employers was Harvard University^[10].
• Leslie Valiant's education included a stint at Imperial College London^[11].
• Leslie Valiant was educated at University of Warwick^[12].
• Leslie Valiant was educated at King's College^[13].
• Leslie Valiant's doctoral advisor was Mike Paterson^[14].
• Leslie Valiant received the Guggenheim Fellowship^[15].
• Leslie Valiant received the Fellow of the Royal Society^[16].
• Leslie Valiant received the Turing Award^[17].
• Leslie Valiant received the Knuth Prize^[18].
• Leslie Valiant received the EATCS award^[19].
• Leslie Valiant received the IMU Abacus Medal^[20].
• Leslie Valiant was a member of Royal Society^[21].
• Leslie Valiant was a member of National Academy of Sciences^[22].
• Leslie Valiant was a member of Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence^[23].
• Leslie Valiant was a member of Academia Europaea^[24].
• Leslie Valiant was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[25].
• Leslie Valiant was a member of Association for Computing Machinery^[26].
• Leslie Valiant is recorded as male^[27].

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: GB^[29]

• Began / founded: 1949-03-28^[30]

• MusicBrainz ID: e13d92bb-b3df-43d5-b4a3-9f92ecf4dcaa^[31]

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Origins and Family

Leslie Valiant's place of birth was Budapest^[2]. He was born on March 28, 1949^[3].

Education

Educated at Imperial College London^[11], a public research university^[32], in United Kingdom^[33], founded in 1907^[34], headquartered in South Kensington Campus, Imperial College London^[35]; University of Warwick^[12], a public research university^[36], in United Kingdom^[37], founded in 1965^[38]; and King's College^[13], a college of the University of Cambridge^[39], in United Kingdom^[40], founded in 1441^[41], headquartered in Cambridge^[42]. Leslie Valiant's doctoral advisor was Mike Paterson^[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist^[4] and university teacher^[5]. Leslie Valiant's field of work was computer science^[9]. Among his employers was Harvard University^[10]. Doctoral students include Mark Jerrum^[43], a computer scientist^[44], b. 1955^[45], of United Kingdom^[46], awarded the Gödel Prize^[47]; Michael J. Kearns^[48]; Dan Roth^[49]; Scott Evan Decatur^[50]; Rocco Anthony Servedio^[51]; and Vitaly Feldman^[52].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[15], a fellowship grant^[53], in United States^[54], founded in 1925^[55]; Fellow of the Royal Society^[16], a fellowship award^[56], in United Kingdom^[57]; Turing Award^[17], a science award^[58], in United States^[59], founded in 1966^[60]; Knuth Prize^[18], a science award^[61], in United States^[62], founded in 1996^[63]; EATCS award^[19], a science award^[64], founded in 2000^[65]; and IMU Abacus Medal^[20], a science award^[66], founded in 1981^[67].

Why It Matters

Leslie Valiant ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (153 views/month, #7,210 of 1,000,298).^[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[68] He is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[69]

His notable doctoral advisees include Michael J. Kearns^[70], a computer scientist^[71], of United States^[72], awarded the ACM Fellow^[73], specialised in informatics^[74]; Dan Roth^[75], a computer scientist^[76], awarded the ACL Fellow^[77]; Mark Jerrum^[78], a computer scientist^[79], b. 1955^[80], of United Kingdom^[81], awarded the Gödel Prize^[82]; and Alexandros Gerbessiotis^[83], a university teacher^[84].

FAQs

Where was Leslie Valiant born?

Leslie Valiant's place of birth was Budapest^[2].

What did Leslie Valiant do for work?

Leslie Valiant worked as computer scientist^[4] and university teacher^[5].

Where did Leslie Valiant go to school?

Leslie Valiant was educated at Imperial College London^[11], University of Warwick^[12], and King's College^[13].

What awards did Leslie Valiant receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[15], Fellow of the Royal Society^[16], Turing Award^[17], and Knuth Prize^[18].