Mary Lou Jepsen

American scientist and entrepreneur (born 1965)
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Mary Lou Jepsen was born on April 6, 1965 in Windsor[1] and holds United States citizenship. She is an entrepreneur and computer scientist who studied at Brown University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Jepsen has worked at Google and Meta. Her achievements have been recognized with the Anita Borg Institute Women of Vision Awards, World Technology Award, Edwin H. Land Medal, Women in Technology Hall of Fame, and she is a Fellow of the Optical Society[2][3][4][5].

Mary Lou Jepsen

Summary

Mary Lou Jepsen is a human[1]. She was born in Windsor[2]. She was born on +1965-04-06T00:00:00Z[3]. She worked as an entrepreneur[4] and computer scientist[5]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (35 views/month, #7,266 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Mary Lou Jepsen's place of birth was Windsor[2].
  • Mary Lou Jepsen was born on +1965-04-06T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Mary Lou Jepsen held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Mary Lou Jepsen worked as an entrepreneur[4].
  • Mary Lou Jepsen's professions included computer scientist[5].
  • Among Mary Lou Jepsen's employers was Google[8].
  • Among Mary Lou Jepsen's employers was Meta[9].
  • Mary Lou Jepsen's education included a stint at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[10].
  • Mary Lou Jepsen's doctoral advisor was Hendrik Jurjen Gerritsen[11].
  • Mary Lou Jepsen received the Anita Borg Institute Women of Vision Awards[12].
  • Mary Lou Jepsen received the World Technology Award[13].
  • Mary Lou Jepsen received the Edwin H. Land Medal[14].
  • Mary Lou Jepsen received the Women in Technology Hall of Fame[15].
  • Mary Lou Jepsen received the Fellow of the Optical Society[16].
  • Mary Lou Jepsen's image is recorded as Mlj feb 25-hires.jpg[17].
  • Mary Lou Jepsen is recorded as female[18].
  • Mary Lou Jepsen's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Mary Lou Jepsen's ISNI is recorded as 0000000041837510[20].
  • Mary Lou Jepsen's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 63642647[21].
  • Mary Lou Jepsen's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no99040034[22].
  • Mary Lou Jepsen's Union List of Artist Names ID is recorded as 500472801[23].
  • Mary Lou Jepsen's Commons category is recorded as Mary Lou Jepsen[24].
  • Mary Lou Jepsen's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 200816[25].
  • Mary Lou Jepsen's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/091w_f[26].
  • Mary Lou Jepsen's family name is recorded as Jepsen[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Windsor[2], Mary Lou Jepsen… she was born on +1965-04-06T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Mary Lou Jepsen was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[10]. Her doctoral advisor was Hendrik Jurjen Gerritsen[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include entrepreneur[4] and computer scientist[5]. Employers include Google[8], a business[28], in United States[29], founded in 1998[30], headquartered in Mountain View[31] and Meta[9], a public company[32], in United States[33], founded in 2004[34], headquartered in Menlo Park[35].

Recognition

Awards received include Anita Borg Institute Women of Vision Awards[12], a science award[36], in United States[37], founded in 2005[38]; World Technology Award[13]; Edwin H. Land Medal[14], a science award[39]; Women in Technology Hall of Fame[15], an award[40], founded in 1996[41]; and Fellow of the Optical Society[16], a science award[42], founded in 1959[43].

Why It Matters

Mary Lou Jepsen ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (35 views/month, #7,266 of 1,000,298).[6] She has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44]

FAQs

Where was Mary Lou Jepsen born?

Mary Lou Jepsen was born in Windsor[2].

What did Mary Lou Jepsen do for work?

Mary Lou Jepsen worked as entrepreneur[4] and computer scientist[5].

Where did Mary Lou Jepsen go to school?

Mary Lou Jepsen was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[10].

What awards did Mary Lou Jepsen receive?

Honors received include Anita Borg Institute Women of Vision Awards[12], World Technology Award[13], Edwin H. Land Medal[14], and Women in Technology Hall of Fame[15].

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Class ancestry

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

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  2. [44] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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