Peter Lyman

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Peter Lyman

Summary

Peter Lyman is a human[1]. He was born in San Francisco[2]. He was born on +1940-09-13T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Berkeley[4]. He died on +2007-07-02T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a librarian[6], computer scientist[7], and university teacher[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Peter Lyman's place of birth was San Francisco[2].
  • Peter Lyman died in Berkeley[4].
  • Peter Lyman was born on +1940-09-13T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Peter Lyman died on +2007-07-02T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Peter Lyman held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Peter Lyman worked as a librarian[6].
  • Peter Lyman worked as a computer scientist[7].
  • Peter Lyman's professions included university teacher[8].
  • Among Peter Lyman's employers was University of California, Berkeley[11].
  • Peter Lyman's education included a stint at Stanford University[12].
  • Peter Lyman's education included a stint at University of California, Berkeley[13].
  • Peter Lyman is recorded as male[14].
  • Peter Lyman's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Peter Lyman supervised danah boyd as a doctoral student[16].
  • Peter Lyman's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 31778045[17].
  • Peter Lyman's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2007077457[18].
  • The cause of death was brain cancer[19].
  • Peter Lyman's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02vmk5x[20].
  • Peter Lyman's family name is recorded as Lyman[21].
  • Peter Lyman's given name is recorded as Peter[22].
  • Peter Lyman's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[23].
  • Peter Lyman's FAST ID is recorded as 1679755[24].
  • Peter Lyman's DBLP author ID is recorded as 55/146[25].
  • Peter Lyman's Prabook ID is recorded as 530367[26].
  • Peter Lyman's WorldCat Entities ID is recorded as E39PBJxrWWB47X8m38YMTmjDMP[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in San Francisco[2], Peter Lyman… he was born on +1940-09-13T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Stanford University[12], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1885[30], headquartered in Stanford[31] and University of California, Berkeley[13], a public research university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1868[34], headquartered in Berkeley[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include librarian[6], computer scientist[7], and university teacher[8]. Among Peter Lyman's employers was University of California, Berkeley[11]. He supervised danah boyd as a doctoral student[16].

Death and Burial

Peter Lyman died on +2007-07-02T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Berkeley[4]. The cause of death was brain cancer[19].

Why It Matters

Peter Lyman ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[9]

His notable doctoral advisees include danah boyd[36], a blogger[37], b. 1977[38], of United States[39], awarded the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[40], specialised in social media[41].

FAQs

Where was Peter Lyman born?

Peter Lyman was born in San Francisco[2].

Where did Peter Lyman die?

Peter Lyman died in Berkeley[4].

What did Peter Lyman do for work?

Peter Lyman worked as librarian[6], computer scientist[7], and university teacher[8].

Where did Peter Lyman go to school?

Peter Lyman was educated at Stanford University[12] and University of California, Berkeley[13].

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  17. [5] . latimes.com. latimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [36] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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