Michael Franz

American computer scientist
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Michael Franz

Summary

Michael Franz is a human[1]. His place of birth was Hamburg[2]. He was born on +1964-05-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a computer scientist[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Michael Franz's place of birth was Hamburg[2].
  • Michael Franz was born on +1964-05-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Michael Franz held citizenship in United States[6].
  • Michael Franz's professions included computer scientist[4].
  • Among Michael Franz's employers was University of California, Irvine[7].
  • Michael Franz was employed by Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences[8].
  • Michael Franz was educated at ETH Zurich[9].
  • Michael Franz was educated at Gordonstoun[10].
  • Michael Franz's education included a stint at Christianeum[11].
  • Michael Franz's doctoral advisor was Niklaus Wirth[12].
  • Michael Franz received the ACM Fellow[13].
  • Michael Franz received the IEEE Fellow[14].
  • Michael Franz received the ACM Distinguished Member[15].
  • Michael Franz received the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[16].
  • Michael Franz received the Humboldt Prize[17].
  • Michael Franz received the Charles P. “Chuck” Thacker Breakthrough in Computing Award[18].
  • Michael Franz was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[19].
  • Michael Franz's image is recorded as Professor Michael Franz.jpg[20].
  • Michael Franz is recorded as male[21].
  • Michael Franz's instance of is recorded as human[22].
  • Michael Franz supervised Andreas Gal as a doctoral student[23].
  • Michael Franz's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 194145541824896601157[24].
  • Michael Franz's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2016015172[25].
  • Michael Franz's Commons category is recorded as Michael Franz[26].
  • Michael Franz's ORCID iD is recorded as 0000-0001-5911-2275[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Hamburg[2], Michael Franz… he was born on +1964-05-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at ETH Zurich[9], an institute of technology[28], in Switzerland[29], founded in 1855[30], headquartered in ETH Zurich main building[31]; Gordonstoun[10], a secondary school[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1934[34]; and Christianeum[11], a gymnasium[35], in Germany[36], founded in 1738[37]. Michael Franz's doctoral advisor was Niklaus Wirth[12]. He studied under Niklaus Wirth[38].

Career and Affiliations

Michael Franz's professions included computer scientist[4]. Employers include University of California, Irvine[7], a public research university[39], in United States[40], founded in 1965[41] and Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences[8], a school[42], in United States[43], founded in 2002[44]. He supervised Andreas Gal as a doctoral student[23].

Recognition

Awards received include ACM Fellow[13], a fellowship award[45]; IEEE Fellow[14], a science award[46]; ACM Distinguished Member[15], a science award[47]; Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[16], a fellowship award[48], in United States[49], founded in 1874[50]; Humboldt Prize[17], a science award[51], in Germany[52], founded in 1972[53]; and Charles P. “Chuck” Thacker Breakthrough in Computing Award[18], a science award[54], founded in 2018[55].

Why It Matters

Michael Franz ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[5]

His notable doctoral advisees include Andreas Gal[56], an engineer[57], b. 1976[58], of Hungary[59].

FAQs

Where was Michael Franz born?

Born in Hamburg[2], Michael Franz…

What did Michael Franz do for work?

Michael Franz worked as computer scientist[4].

Where did Michael Franz go to school?

Michael Franz was educated at ETH Zurich[9], Gordonstoun[10], and Christianeum[11].

What awards did Michael Franz receive?

Honors received include ACM Fellow[13], IEEE Fellow[14], ACM Distinguished Member[15], and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[16].

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  11. [8] . michaelfranz.com. Retrieved . michaelfranz.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  26. [38] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.

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  1. [56] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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