Peter Shirley

American computer scientist
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Peter Shirley

Summary

Peter Shirley is a human[1]. His place of birth was Evanston[2]. He was born on +1963-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a computer scientist[4], graphic artist[5], and university teacher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Evanston[2], Peter Shirley…
  • Peter Shirley was born on +1963-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Peter Shirley held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Peter Shirley's professions included computer scientist[4].
  • Peter Shirley worked as a graphic artist[5].
  • Peter Shirley worked as a university teacher[6].
  • Peter Shirley's field of work was computer graphics[9].
  • Peter Shirley was employed by University of Utah[10].
  • Among Peter Shirley's employers was Nvidia[11].
  • Peter Shirley was employed by Indiana University[12].
  • Peter Shirley's education included a stint at University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[13].
  • Peter Shirley was educated at Reed College[14].
  • Peter Shirley's doctoral advisor was William John Kubitz[15].
  • Peter Shirley is recorded as male[16].
  • Peter Shirley's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Peter Shirley's ISNI is recorded as 0000000121483468[18].
  • Peter Shirley's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 114523675[19].
  • Peter Shirley's GND ID is recorded as 13333080X[20].
  • Peter Shirley's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n95059683[21].
  • Peter Shirley's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 125417934[22].
  • Peter Shirley's IdRef ID is recorded as 069360634[23].
  • Peter Shirley's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 93642[24].
  • Peter Shirley's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04zjqmf[25].
  • Peter Shirley's Open Library ID is recorded as OL3053091A[26].
  • Peter Shirley's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as mub2016910957[27].

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Origins and Family

Peter Shirley was born in Evanston[2]. He was born on +1963-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[13], a public research university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1867[30] and Reed College[14], a liberal arts college[31], in United States[32], founded in 1908[33]. Peter Shirley's doctoral advisor was William John Kubitz[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[4], graphic artist[5], and university teacher[6]. Peter Shirley's field of work was computer graphics[9]. Employers include University of Utah[10], a public research university[34], in United States[35], founded in 1850[36]; Nvidia[11], a business[37], in United States[38], founded in 1993[39], headquartered in Santa Clara[40]; and Indiana University[12], a state university system[41], in United States[42], founded in 1820[43], headquartered in Bloomington[44].

Why It Matters

Peter Shirley ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was Peter Shirley born?

Born in Evanston[2], Peter Shirley…

What did Peter Shirley do for work?

Peter Shirley worked as computer scientist[4], graphic artist[5], and university teacher[6].

Where did Peter Shirley go to school?

Peter Shirley was educated at University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[13] and Reed College[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [16] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [17] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . 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
  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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