Patrick Winston

American computer scientist (1943-2019)
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Patrick Winston

Summary

Patrick Winston is a human[1]. He was born in Peoria[2]. He was born on +1943-02-05T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Massachusetts General Hospital[4]. He died on +2019-07-19T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a computer scientist[6], engineer[7], university teacher[8], and artificial intelligence researcher[9]. He ranks in the top 0.64% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,161 views/month, #6,398 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Patrick Winston was born in Peoria[2].
  • Patrick Winston died in Massachusetts General Hospital[4].
  • Patrick Winston was born on +1943-02-05T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Patrick Winston died on +2019-07-19T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Patrick Winston held citizenship in United States[11].
  • Patrick Winston worked as a computer scientist[6].
  • Patrick Winston's professions included engineer[7].
  • Patrick Winston worked as a university teacher[8].
  • Patrick Winston's professions included artificial intelligence researcher[9].
  • Patrick Winston's field of work was artificial intelligence[12].
  • Patrick Winston's field of work was computer science[13].
  • Patrick Winston's field of work was machine learning[14].
  • Patrick Winston's field of work was intelligence[15].
  • Patrick Winston held the position of president[16].
  • Patrick Winston was employed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology[17].
  • Patrick Winston's education included a stint at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[18].
  • Patrick Winston's doctoral advisor was Marvin Minsky[19].
  • Patrick Winston received the AAAI Fellow[20].
  • Patrick Winston received the IJCAI Computers and Thought Award[21].
  • Patrick Winston was a member of Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence[22].
  • Patrick Winston is recorded as male[23].
  • Patrick Winston's instance of is recorded as human[24].
  • Patrick Winston supervised David Waltz as a doctoral student[25].
  • Patrick Winston supervised Philip Greenspun as a doctoral student[26].
  • Patrick Winston supervised Richard Harold Lathrop as a doctoral student[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Patrick Winston was born in Peoria[2]. He was born on +1943-02-05T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Patrick Winston's education included a stint at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[18]. His doctoral advisor was Marvin Minsky[19].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[6], engineer[7], university teacher[8], and artificial intelligence researcher[9]. Fields of work include artificial intelligence[12], a type of technology[28]; computer science[13], an academic discipline[29]; machine learning[14], an academic discipline[30]; and intelligence[15], a type of property[31]. Patrick Winston was employed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology[17]. He held the position of president[16]. Doctoral students include David Waltz[25], a computer scientist[32], 1943–2012[33], of United States[34], awarded the AAAI Fellow[35], specialised in artificial intelligence[36]; Philip Greenspun[26], a photographer[37], b. 1963[38], of United States[39]; Richard Harold Lathrop[27], a university teacher[40]; Jintae Lee[41], a university teacher[42]; Deniz Yuret[43], a computational linguist[44], of Turkey[45], specialised in computational linguistics[46]; and Satyajit Rao[47].

Recognition

Awards received include AAAI Fellow[20], a science award[48], in United States[49] and IJCAI Computers and Thought Award[21], an award[50].

Death and Burial

Patrick Winston died on +2019-07-19T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Massachusetts General Hospital[4].

Why It Matters

Patrick Winston ranks in the top 0.64% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,161 views/month, #6,398 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]

His notable doctoral advisees include Philip Greenspun[53], a photographer[54], b. 1963[55], of United States[56]; David Waltz[57], a computer scientist[58], 1943–2012[59], of United States[60], awarded the AAAI Fellow[61], specialised in artificial intelligence[62]; Peter Merrett Andreae[63], a computer scientist[64]; and Kallista A. Bonawitz[65], a computer scientist[66].

FAQs

Where was Patrick Winston born?

Patrick Winston was born in Peoria[2].

Where did Patrick Winston die?

Patrick Winston died in Massachusetts General Hospital[4].

What did Patrick Winston do for work?

Patrick Winston worked as computer scientist[6], engineer[7], university teacher[8], and artificial intelligence researcher[9].

Where did Patrick Winston go to school?

Patrick Winston was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[18].

What awards did Patrick Winston receive?

Honors received include AAAI Fellow[20] and IJCAI Computers and Thought Award[21].

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  22. [27] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  28. [5] . news.mit.edu. Retrieved . news.mit.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [51] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [52] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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