Ralph Johnson

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Ralph Johnson

Summary

Ralph Johnson is a human[1]. He was born on +1955-10-07T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a computer scientist[3], engineer[4], and university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Ralph Johnson was born on +1955-10-07T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Ralph Johnson held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Ralph Johnson's professions included computer scientist[3].
  • Ralph Johnson worked as an engineer[4].
  • Ralph Johnson's professions included university teacher[5].
  • Among Ralph Johnson's employers was University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[8].
  • A notable work attributed to Ralph Johnson is Design Patterns[9].
  • Ralph Johnson received the Dahl–Nygaard Prize[10].
  • Ralph Johnson received the Programming Languages Achievement Award[11].
  • Ralph Johnson received the Outstanding Research Award[12].
  • Ralph Johnson is recorded as male[13].
  • Ralph Johnson's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Ralph Johnson's ISNI is recorded as 0000000037399191[15].
  • Ralph Johnson's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 11804032[16].
  • Ralph Johnson's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nb99090028[17].
  • Ralph Johnson's IdRef ID is recorded as 070952264[18].
  • Ralph Johnson's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/083gwd[19].
  • Ralph Johnson's Open Library ID is recorded as OL2670757A[20].
  • Ralph Johnson's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as mzk2003169511[21].
  • Ralph Johnson's family name is recorded as Johnson[22].
  • Ralph Johnson's given name is recorded as Ralph[23].
  • Ralph Johnson's ACM Digital Library author ID is recorded as 81330492373[24].
  • Ralph Johnson's BIBSYS ID is recorded as 71460[25].
  • Ralph Johnson's NUKAT ID is recorded as n02090635[26].
  • Ralph Johnson's DBLP author ID is recorded as j/RalphEJohnson[27].

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Origins and Family

Ralph Johnson was born on +1955-10-07T00:00:00Z[2].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[3], engineer[4], and university teacher[5]. Among Ralph Johnson's employers was University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[8].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Ralph Johnson is Design Patterns[9].

Recognition

Awards received include Dahl–Nygaard Prize[10], an award[28]; Programming Languages Achievement Award[11], a science award[29]; and Outstanding Research Award[12], an award[30].

Why It Matters

Ralph Johnson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31]

Works attributed to him include Design Patterns[32], a written work[33], written by Erich Gamma[34].

FAQs

What did Ralph Johnson do for work?

Ralph Johnson worked as computer scientist[3], engineer[4], and university teacher[5].

What awards did Ralph Johnson receive?

Honors received include Dahl–Nygaard Prize[10], Programming Languages Achievement Award[11], and Outstanding Research Award[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . sites.google.com. sites.google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . sigplan.org. sigplan.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . sigsoft.org. sigsoft.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [2] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [9] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [32] . 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. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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