Peter Weiner

computer scientist and entrepreneur
Person human Q72390208
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Peter Weiner

Summary

Peter Weiner is a human[1]. He was born in New York City[2]. He was born on +1942-01-09T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a computer scientist[4] and university teacher[5]. He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[6]

Key Facts

  • Peter Weiner was born in New York City[2].
  • Peter Weiner was born on +1942-01-09T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Peter Weiner held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Peter Weiner's professions included computer scientist[4].
  • Peter Weiner's professions included university teacher[5].
  • Peter Weiner's doctoral advisor was Edward J. Smith[8].
  • Peter Weiner is recorded as male[9].
  • Peter Weiner's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • Peter Weiner supervised Brian Kernighan as a doctoral student[11].
  • Peter Weiner supervised Dennis Tsichritzis as a doctoral student[12].
  • Peter Weiner's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 156028[13].
  • Peter Weiner's family name is recorded as Weiner[14].
  • Peter Weiner's given name is recorded as Peter[15].
  • Peter Weiner's ACM Digital Library author ID is recorded as 99659402560[16].
  • Peter Weiner's Scopus author ID is recorded as 56726176400[17].
  • Peter Weiner's zbMATH author ID is recorded as weiner.peter[18].
  • Peter Weiner's DBLP author ID is recorded as 48/6860[19].
  • Peter Weiner's MR Author ID is recorded as 564045[20].
  • Peter Weiner's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[21].
  • Peter Weiner's LinkedIn personal profile ID is recorded as peweiner[22].
  • Peter Weiner's LinkedIn personal profile ID is recorded as pgweiner[23].

Body

Origins and Family

Peter Weiner's place of birth was New York City[2]. He was born on +1942-01-09T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Peter Weiner's doctoral advisor was Edward J. Smith[8].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[4] and university teacher[5]. Doctoral students include Brian Kernighan[11], a computer scientist[24], b. 1942[25], of Canada[26], specialised in computer scientist[27] and Dennis Tsichritzis[12], a computer scientist[28], b. 1943[29], specialised in electrical engineering[30].

Why It Matters

Peter Weiner is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[6]

He is credited with the discovery of suffix tree[31].

His notable doctoral advisees include Brian Kernighan[32], a computer scientist[33], b. 1942[34], of Canada[35], specialised in computer scientist[36] and Dennis Tsichritzis[37], a computer scientist[38], b. 1943[39], specialised in electrical engineering[40].

FAQs

Where was Peter Weiner born?

Peter Weiner was born in New York City[2].

What did Peter Weiner do for work?

Peter Weiner worked as computer scientist[4] and university teacher[5].

What did Peter Weiner discover?

Peter Weiner is credited as discoverer of suffix tree[31].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . IEEE Transactions on Computers. ieeexplore.ieee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . IEEE Transactions on Computers. ieeexplore.ieee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [31] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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