Michael Fredman

American computer scientist
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Michael Fredman

Summary

Michael Fredman is a human[1]. He was born on +1950-00-00T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a computer scientist[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month, #7,277 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Michael Fredman was born on +1950-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Michael Fredman held citizenship in United States[5].
  • Michael Fredman's professions included computer scientist[3].
  • Michael Fredman was employed by Rutgers University[6].
  • Michael Fredman was employed by University of California, San Diego[7].
  • Michael Fredman's education included a stint at Stanford University[8].
  • Michael Fredman's doctoral advisor was Donald Knuth[9].
  • Michael Fredman is recorded as male[10].
  • Michael Fredman's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Michael Fredman supervised Michael Fellows as a doctoral student[12].
  • Michael Fredman supervised John Iacono as a doctoral student[13].
  • Michael Fredman supervised Bing Xiao as a doctoral student[14].
  • Michael Fredman supervised Haripriyan K. Hampapuram as a doctoral student[15].
  • Michael Fredman supervised Amr Ahmed Elmasry as a doctoral student[16].
  • Michael Fredman's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 40756[17].
  • Michael Fredman's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04n3bbd[18].
  • Michael Fredman's given name is recorded as Michael[19].
  • Michael Fredman's given name is recorded as Lawrence[20].
  • Michael Fredman's zbMATH author ID is recorded as fredman.michael-l[21].
  • Michael Fredman's Erdős number is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}[22].
  • Michael Fredman's MR Author ID is recorded as 69000[23].
  • Michael Fredman's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[24].

Body

Origins and Family

Michael Fredman was born on +1950-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Michael Fredman's education included a stint at Stanford University[8]. His doctoral advisor was Donald Knuth[9].

Career and Affiliations

Michael Fredman worked as a computer scientist[3]. Employers include Rutgers University[6], a public research university[25], in United States[26], founded in 1766[27] and University of California, San Diego[7], a public university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1960[30]. Doctoral students include Michael Fellows[12], a computer scientist[31], b. 1952[32], of United States[33], awarded the Humboldt Research Fellowship[34]; John Iacono[13], a computer scientist[35], awarded the Fulbright Scholarship[36]; Bing Xiao[14]; Haripriyan K. Hampapuram[15]; and Amr Ahmed Elmasry[16].

Why It Matters

Michael Fredman ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month, #7,277 of 1,000,298).[4]

He is credited with the discovery of Fibonacci heap[37], a data structure[38].

His notable doctoral advisees include John Iacono[39], a computer scientist[40], awarded the Fulbright Scholarship[41] and Michael Fellows[42], a computer scientist[43], b. 1952[44], of United States[45], awarded the Humboldt Research Fellowship[46].

FAQs

What did Michael Fredman do for work?

Michael Fredman worked as computer scientist[3].

Where did Michael Fredman go to school?

Michael Fredman was educated at Stanford University[8].

What did Michael Fredman discover?

Michael Fredman is credited as discoverer of Fibonacci heap[37].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [37] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [39] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [42] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [41] . 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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