Norman Paton

British scientist, Professor of Computer Science at the University of Manchester
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Norman Paton

Summary

Norman Paton is a human[1]. He was born on +1964-01-01T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a computer scientist[3] and university teacher[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Norman Paton was born on +1964-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Norman Paton held citizenship in United Kingdom[6].
  • Norman Paton's professions included computer scientist[3].
  • Norman Paton's professions included university teacher[4].
  • Norman Paton's field of work was data integration[7].
  • Norman Paton's field of work was query plan[8].
  • Norman Paton's field of work was data management[9].
  • Norman Paton's field of work was informatics[10].
  • Norman Paton's field of work was information management[11].
  • Norman Paton's field of work was database management system[12].
  • Norman Paton was employed by University of Manchester[13].
  • Norman Paton was employed by Heriot-Watt University[14].
  • Norman Paton's education included a stint at University of Aberdeen[15].
  • Norman Paton's doctoral advisor was Peter M. D. Gray[16].
  • Norman Paton's image is recorded as Professor Norman Paton.jpg[17].
  • Norman Paton's image is recorded as Professor Norman W. Paton.jpg[18].
  • Norman Paton is recorded as male[19].
  • Norman Paton's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Norman Paton supervised Paulo Pinheiro as a doctoral student[21].
  • Norman Paton supervised Anastasios Gounaris as a doctoral student[22].
  • Norman Paton's ISNI is recorded as 0000000083498764[23].
  • Norman Paton's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 852264[24].
  • Norman Paton's GND ID is recorded as 1089487371[25].
  • Norman Paton's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n91092294[26].
  • Norman Paton's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 13598157g[27].

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Origins and Family

Norman Paton was born on +1964-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Norman Paton's education included a stint at University of Aberdeen[15]. His doctoral advisor was Peter M. D. Gray[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[3] and university teacher[4]. Fields of work include data integration[7], a type of process[28]; query plan[8]; data management[9], a type of management[29]; informatics[10], an academic major[30], founded in 1957[31]; information management[11], an academic discipline[32]; and database management system[12], a software category[33]. Employers include University of Manchester[13], a university[34], in United Kingdom[35], founded in 1824[36], headquartered in Manchester[37] and Heriot-Watt University[14], a university[38], in United Kingdom[39], founded in 1821[40], headquartered in Edinburgh[41]. Doctoral students include Paulo Pinheiro[21], a computer scientist[42], b. 1967[43], of Brazil[44], specialised in data integration[45] and Anastasios Gounaris[22], a university teacher[46].

Why It Matters

Norman Paton ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[5] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

His notable doctoral advisees include Paulo Pinheiro[48], a computer scientist[49], b. 1967[50], of Brazil[51], specialised in data integration[52] and Anastasios Gounaris[53], a university teacher[54].

FAQs

What did Norman Paton do for work?

Norman Paton worked as computer scientist[3] and university teacher[4].

Where did Norman Paton go to school?

Norman Paton was educated at University of Aberdeen[15].

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  13. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  17. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  24. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. [48] . wikidata.org. → on this site
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  24. [54] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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