Paul Smolensky

Summary

Paul Smolensky is a human^[1]. He was born on May 5, 1955^[2]. He worked as a linguist^[3], university teacher^[4], and phonologist^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Paul Smolensky was born on May 5, 1955^[2].
• Paul Smolensky held citizenship in United States^[7].
• Paul Smolensky's professions included linguist^[3].
• Paul Smolensky's professions included university teacher^[4].
• Paul Smolensky worked as a phonologist^[5].
• Paul Smolensky's field of work was optimality theory^[8].
• Among Paul Smolensky's employers was Johns Hopkins University^[9].
• Paul Smolensky's education included a stint at Harvard University^[10].
• Paul Smolensky's doctoral advisor was Donald Weingarten^[11].
• Paul Smolensky received the Guggenheim Fellowship^[12].
• Paul Smolensky received the Fellow of the Cognitive Science Society^[13].
• Paul Smolensky received the Rumelhart Prize^[14].
• Paul Smolensky is recorded as male^[15].
• Paul Smolensky's instance of is recorded as human^[16].
• Paul Smolensky supervised John T. Hale as a doctoral student^[17].
• Paul Smolensky's family name is recorded as Smolensky^[18].
• Paul Smolensky's given name is recorded as Paul^[19].
• Paul Smolensky's official website is recorded as https://cogsci.jhu.edu/directory/paul-smolensky/^[20].
• Paul Smolensky's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[21].
• Paul Smolensky's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en-us', 'text': 'Paul Smolensky'}^[22].
• Paul Smolensky's curriculum vitae URL is recorded as https://krieger.jhu.edu/cogsci/wp-content/uploads/sites/70/2015/10/Smolensky-CV-01-19.pdf^[23].

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Origins and Family

Paul Smolensky was born on May 5, 1955^[2].

Education

Paul Smolensky was educated at Harvard University^[10]. His doctoral advisor was Donald Weingarten^[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include linguist^[3], university teacher^[4], and phonologist^[5]. Paul Smolensky's field of work was optimality theory^[8]. He was employed by Johns Hopkins University^[9]. He supervised John T. Hale as a doctoral student^[17].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[12], a fellowship grant^[24], in United States^[25], founded in 1925^[26]; Fellow of the Cognitive Science Society^[13]; and Rumelhart Prize^[14], a science award^[27], in United States^[28], founded in 2001^[29].

Why It Matters

Paul Smolensky ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).^[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

He is credited with the discovery of restricted Boltzmann machine^[32] and optimality theory^[33], a theory^[34].

FAQs

What did Paul Smolensky do for work?

Paul Smolensky worked as linguist^[3], university teacher^[4], and phonologist^[5].

Where did Paul Smolensky go to school?

Paul Smolensky was educated at Harvard University^[10].

What awards did Paul Smolensky receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[12], Fellow of the Cognitive Science Society^[13], and Rumelhart Prize^[14].

What did Paul Smolensky discover?

Paul Smolensky is credited as discoverer of restricted Boltzmann machine^[32] and optimality theory^[33].