Mike Lesk

American computer scientist
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Mike Lesk

Summary

Mike Lesk is a human[1]. His place of birth was United States[2]. He was born on +1945-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a computer scientist[4] and university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,285 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Mike Lesk was born in United States[2].
  • Mike Lesk was born on +1945-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Mike Lesk held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Mike Lesk worked as a computer scientist[4].
  • Mike Lesk's professions included university teacher[5].
  • Mike Lesk's field of work was informatics[8].
  • Mike Lesk's field of work was library science[9].
  • Mike Lesk's field of work was digital library[10].
  • Mike Lesk's field of work was digitization[11].
  • Mike Lesk's field of work was information system[12].
  • Mike Lesk's field of work was physics[13].
  • Mike Lesk was employed by Rutgers University[14].
  • Mike Lesk's education included a stint at Harvard University[15].
  • Mike Lesk's education included a stint at Harvard College[16].
  • Mike Lesk received the ACM Fellow[17].
  • Mike Lesk was a member of National Academy of Engineering[18].
  • Mike Lesk was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[19].
  • Mike Lesk is recorded as male[20].
  • Mike Lesk's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Mike Lesk's ISNI is recorded as 0000000116061412[22].
  • Mike Lesk's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 22295475[23].
  • Mike Lesk's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no92033672[24].
  • Mike Lesk's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 134896222[25].
  • Mike Lesk's IdRef ID is recorded as 035813954[26].
  • Mike Lesk's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA04261119[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in United States[2], Mike Lesk… he was born on +1945-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Harvard University[15], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1636[30], headquartered in Cambridge[31] and Harvard College[16], a college[32], in United States[33], founded in 1636[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[4] and university teacher[5]. Fields of work include informatics[8], an academic major[35], founded in 1957[36]; library science[9], an academic discipline[37]; digital library[10], a type of library[38]; digitization[11], a type of process[39]; information system[12], a type of system[40]; and physics[13], a branch of science[41]. Among Mike Lesk's employers was Rutgers University[14].

Recognition

Mike Lesk received the ACM Fellow[17].

Why It Matters

Mike Lesk ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,285 of 1,000,298).[6] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

FAQs

Where was Mike Lesk born?

Mike Lesk was born in United States[2].

What did Mike Lesk do for work?

Mike Lesk worked as computer scientist[4] and university teacher[5].

Where did Mike Lesk go to school?

Mike Lesk was educated at Harvard University[15] and Harvard College[16].

What awards did Mike Lesk receive?

Honors received include ACM Fellow[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [20] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [21] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [4] . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . awards.acm.org. Retrieved . awards.acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . wikidata.org.
  19. [24] . wikidata.org.
  20. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [18] . nae.edu. Retrieved . nae.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [19] . awards.acm.org. Retrieved . awards.acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . Personal Authority Wikibase of the Czech Republic. Retrieved . 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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