Martin Kay

British computer scientist (1935–2021)
Person human Q4282545
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Martin Kay

Summary

Martin Kay is a human[1]. He was born in Edgware[2]. He was born on 1935[3]. He died on August 7, 2021[4]. He worked as a linguist[5], computer scientist[6], academic[7], and university teacher[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Edgware[2], Martin Kay…
  • Martin Kay was born on 1935[3].
  • Martin Kay died on August 7, 2021[4].
  • Martin Kay died on August 8, 2021[10].
  • Martin Kay held citizenship in United Kingdom[11].
  • Martin Kay worked as a linguist[5].
  • Martin Kay worked as a computer scientist[6].
  • Martin Kay worked as an academic[7].
  • Martin Kay's professions included university teacher[8].
  • Martin Kay's field of work was linguistics[12].
  • Martin Kay's field of work was computer science[13].
  • Martin Kay's field of work was computational linguistics[14].
  • Martin Kay's field of work was informatics[15].
  • Martin Kay was employed by University of California, Irvine[16].
  • Among Martin Kay's employers was Stanford University[17].
  • Martin Kay was educated at Trinity College[18].
  • Martin Kay's education included a stint at University of Cambridge[19].
  • Martin Kay is recorded as male[20].
  • Martin Kay's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Martin Kay supervised Raymond Suke Flournoy as a doctoral student[22].
  • Martin Kay supervised Hadar Shemtov as a doctoral student[23].
  • Martin Kay supervised Charles Chieh-Li Lee as a doctoral student[24].
  • Martin Kay supervised Hinrich Schütze as a doctoral student[25].
  • Martin Kay's family name is recorded as Kay[26].
  • Martin Kay's given name is recorded as Martin[27].

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Origins and Family

Martin Kay's place of birth was Edgware[2]. He was born on 1935[3].

Education

Educated at Trinity College[18], a college of the University of Cambridge[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1546[30], headquartered in Cambridge[31] and University of Cambridge[19], a collegiate university[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1209[34], headquartered in Cambridge[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include linguist[5], computer scientist[6], academic[7], and university teacher[8]. Fields of work include linguistics[12], an academic discipline[36]; computer science[13], an academic discipline[37]; computational linguistics[14], an interdisciplinary science[38]; and informatics[15], an academic major[39], founded in 1957[40]. Employers include University of California, Irvine[16], a public research university[41], in United States[42], founded in 1965[43] and Stanford University[17], a private university[44], in United States[45], founded in 1885[46], headquartered in Stanford[47]. Doctoral students include Raymond Suke Flournoy[22]; Hadar Shemtov[23]; Charles Chieh-Li Lee[24]; and Hinrich Schütze[25], a university teacher[48], b. 2000[49], of Germany[50], specialised in computational linguistics[51].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include August 7, 2021[4] and August 8, 2021[10].

Why It Matters

Martin Kay ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was Martin Kay born?

Born in Edgware[2], Martin Kay…

What did Martin Kay do for work?

Martin Kay worked as linguist[5], computer scientist[6], academic[7], and university teacher[8].

Where did Martin Kay go to school?

Martin Kay was educated at Trinity College[18] and University of Cambridge[19].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . A Life of Language. wikidata.org.
  2. [20] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [21] . profiles.stanford.edu. Retrieved . profiles.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [18] . wikidata.org.
  6. [19] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . profiles.stanford.edu. Retrieved . profiles.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . profiles.stanford.edu. Retrieved . profiles.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . profiles.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . profiles.stanford.edu. Retrieved . profiles.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] . profiles.stanford.edu. Retrieved . profiles.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [8] . profiles.stanford.edu. Retrieved . profiles.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . profiles.stanford.edu. Retrieved . profiles.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [24] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [25] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [3] . dfki.de. dfki.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [4] . aclweb.org. Retrieved . aclweb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [10] . dfki.de. Retrieved . dfki.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  23. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  24. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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