Maurice Howard Halstead

Purdue University professor and originator of the concepts of software science
Person Human Q102157444

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17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[27]
Date of birth
1918, July 31, 1918[9]
Date of death
1979, January 8, 1979[10]
Place of birth
San Diego
Place of death
St. Elizabeth Central
Country of citizenship
United States[12]
Religion or worldview
Presbyterianism[26]
Award received
Purple Heart[25]
Doctoral student
Karl Joseph Ottenstein, Paul Martin Zislis, Guy Thomson Hochgesang, Robert Edward Noonan[28][29][30][31]
Given name
Maurice[33]
Manner of death
natural causes[34]
Place of burial
Tippecanoe Memory Gardens[11]
🏷️ Also known as
en Maurice Howard Halstead cs Maurice H. Halstead cs Maurice Howard Halstead
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28490147
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n84801388
GND ID
172150612
ACM Digital Library author ID
81100290291
CiNii Research ID
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DBLP author ID
48/1819
FAST ID
127506
Find a Grave memorial ID
183656180
IEEE Xplore author ID
37442082400
IdRef ID
192228471
J9U entity ID
987007400411705171
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MR Author ID
80260
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
8687
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA03273688
NL CR AUT ID
stk2007394107
NUKAT ID
n97086373
SHARE Catalogue author ID
25946
Scopus author ID
7004018406
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PCjKkv9qvCJ4q8htyG9qB8C
ZbMATH author ID
halstead.maurice-h

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Summary

Maurice Howard Halstead was born on 1918[1] in San Diego[2]. He died on 1979[3] in St. Elizabeth Central[4]. He worked as a computer scientist[5], university teacher[6], meteorologist[7], and physicist[8].

FAQs

Where was Maurice Howard Halstead born?

Maurice Howard Halstead was born in San Diego[2].

Where did Maurice Howard Halstead die?

Maurice Howard Halstead died in St. Elizabeth Central[4].

What did Maurice Howard Halstead do for work?

Maurice Howard Halstead worked as a computer scientist[5], university teacher[6], meteorologist[7], and physicist[8].

Where did Maurice Howard Halstead go to school?

Maurice Howard Halstead was educated at Johns Hopkins University[22], University of California, Berkeley[23], and United States Naval Academy[24].

What awards did Maurice Howard Halstead receive?

Honors received include Purple Heart[25].

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  1. [2] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [22] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [23] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [24] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  17. [18] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [11] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [28] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  25. [29] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  26. [30] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  27. [31] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [1] ↑ . Personal Authority Wikibase of the Czech Republic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [9] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [3] ↑ . history.computer.org. Retrieved . history.computer.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [10] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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    GND ID → 172150612
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