Patricia Selinger

American computer scientist and IBM Fellow
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Patricia Selinger

Summary

Patricia Selinger is a human[1]. She was born on +1949-10-15T00:00:00Z[2]. She worked as an engineer[3] and computer scientist[4]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Patricia Selinger was born on +1949-10-15T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Patricia Selinger held citizenship in United States[6].
  • Patricia Selinger worked as an engineer[3].
  • Patricia Selinger's professions included computer scientist[4].
  • Patricia Selinger was employed by Salesforce[7].
  • Patricia Selinger was educated at Harvard University[8].
  • Patricia Selinger was educated at Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences[9].
  • Patricia Selinger received the IBM Fellow[10].
  • Patricia Selinger received the ACM Software System Award[11].
  • Patricia Selinger received the SIGMOD Edgar F. Codd Innovations Award[12].
  • Patricia Selinger received the Women in Technology Hall of Fame[13].
  • Patricia Selinger received the ACM Fellow[14].
  • Patricia Selinger was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[15].
  • Patricia Selinger was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[16].
  • Patricia Selinger was a member of National Academy of Engineering[17].
  • Patricia Selinger's image is recorded as 01 Pat Selinger - Stonebraker70 (cropped).jpg[18].
  • Patricia Selinger is recorded as female[19].
  • Patricia Selinger's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Patricia Selinger's Commons category is recorded as Patricia Selinger[21].
  • Patricia Selinger's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05b2l34[22].
  • Patricia Selinger's family name is recorded as Selinger[23].
  • Patricia Selinger's given name is recorded as Patricia[24].
  • Patricia Selinger's ACM Digital Library author ID is recorded as 81452614955[25].
  • Patricia Selinger's described at URL is recorded as https://www.ibm.com/ibm/history/witexhibit/pdf/selinger_history.pdf[26].
  • Patricia Selinger's described at URL is recorded as https://prabook.com/web/patricia_griffiths.selinger/537827[27].

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Origins and Family

Patricia Selinger was born on +1949-10-15T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Educated at Harvard University[8], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1636[30], headquartered in Cambridge[31] and Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences[9], an academic institution[32], in United States[33], founded in 1847[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include engineer[3] and computer scientist[4]. Among Patricia Selinger's employers was Salesforce[7].

Recognition

Awards received include IBM Fellow[10], a fellowship grant[35]; ACM Software System Award[11], a science award[36], founded in 1983[37]; SIGMOD Edgar F. Codd Innovations Award[12], a science award[38], founded in 1992[39]; Women in Technology Hall of Fame[13], an award[40], founded in 1996[41]; and ACM Fellow[14], a fellowship award[42].

Why It Matters

Patricia Selinger ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[5] She is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

FAQs

What did Patricia Selinger do for work?

Patricia Selinger worked as engineer[3] and computer scientist[4].

Where did Patricia Selinger go to school?

Patricia Selinger was educated at Harvard University[8] and Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences[9].

What awards did Patricia Selinger receive?

Honors received include IBM Fellow[10], ACM Software System Award[11], SIGMOD Edgar F. Codd Innovations Award[12], and Women in Technology Hall of Fame[13].

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  1. [18] . wikidata.org.
  2. [19] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  10. [10] . ibm.com. Retrieved . ibm.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . awards.acm.org. awards.acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . sigmod.org. Retrieved . sigmod.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . witi.com. Retrieved . witi.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . awards.acm.org. Retrieved . awards.acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [21] . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . amacad.org. Retrieved . amacad.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . acm.org. Retrieved . acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . nae.edu. Retrieved . nae.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [2] . prabook.com. Retrieved . prabook.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 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
  15. [42] . 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. [43] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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