Randy Pausch

Summary

Randy Pausch is a human^[1]. Born in Baltimore^[2], he… he was born on October 23, 1960^[3]. He passed away in Chesapeake^[4]. He died on July 25, 2008^[5]. He worked as a motivational speaker^[6], computer scientist^[7], writer^[8], pedagogue^[9], and university teacher^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,593 views/month, #6,878 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Born in Baltimore^[2], Randy Pausch…
• Randy Pausch passed away in Chesapeake^[4].
• Randy Pausch was born on October 23, 1960^[3].
• Randy Pausch died on July 25, 2008^[5].
• Randy Pausch is buried at Chesapeake Memorial Gardens^[12].
• Randy Pausch held citizenship in United States^[13].
• Randy Pausch's professions included motivational speaker^[6].
• Randy Pausch's professions included computer scientist^[7].
• Randy Pausch worked as a writer^[8].
• Randy Pausch worked as a pedagogue^[9].
• Randy Pausch worked as a university teacher^[10].
• Randy Pausch's field of work was informatics^[14].
• Randy Pausch was employed by Carnegie Mellon University^[15].
• Among Randy Pausch's employers was University of Virginia^[16].
• Randy Pausch's education included a stint at Brown University^[17].
• Randy Pausch's education included a stint at Carnegie Mellon University^[18].
• Randy Pausch's education included a stint at Oakland Mills High School^[19].
• Randy Pausch's doctoral advisor was Alfred Spector^[20].
• A notable work attributed to Randy Pausch is The Last Lecture^[21].
• Randy Pausch received the Presidential Young Investigator Award^[22].
• Randy Pausch received the CHI Academy^[23].
• Randy Pausch received the ACM Fellow^[24].
• Randy Pausch was a member of Association for Computing Machinery^[25].
• Randy Pausch's religion is recorded as Unitarian Universalism^[26].
• Randy Pausch is recorded as male^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1960-10-23^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2008-07-25^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: 22039fd2-6bac-4bea-ab61-8ba03817e92f^[32]

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Origins and Family

Randy Pausch's place of birth was Baltimore^[2]. He was born on October 23, 1960^[3].

Education

Educated at Brown University^[17], a private university^[33], in United States^[34], founded in 1765^[35], headquartered in Providence^[36]; Carnegie Mellon University^[18], a private university^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1900^[39], headquartered in Pittsburgh^[40]; and Oakland Mills High School^[19], a high school^[41], in United States^[42], founded in 1973^[43]. Randy Pausch's doctoral advisor was Alfred Spector^[20].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include motivational speaker^[6], computer scientist^[7], writer^[8], pedagogue^[9], and university teacher^[10]. Randy Pausch's field of work was informatics^[14]. Employers include Carnegie Mellon University^[15], a private university^[44], in United States^[45], founded in 1900^[46], headquartered in Pittsburgh^[47] and University of Virginia^[16], a public research university^[48], in United States^[49], founded in 1819^[50], headquartered in Charlottesville^[51]. Doctoral students include Desney Tan^[52], a scientist^[53], b. 1976^[54], of Singapore^[55], awarded the Innovators Under 35^[56], specialised in computer science^[57]; Rich Gossweiler^[58], a scientist^[59], of United States^[60], specialised in human–computer interaction^[61]; Matthew Conway^[62]; Ken Hinckley^[63], a computer scientist^[64], b. 1970^[65], of United States^[66]; and Caitlyn Kelleher^[67].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Randy Pausch is The Last Lecture^[21].

Recognition

Awards received include Presidential Young Investigator Award^[22], an award^[68]; CHI Academy^[23], a science award^[69], in United States^[70], founded in 2001^[71]; and ACM Fellow^[24], a fellowship award^[72].

Personal Life

Randy Pausch's religion is recorded as Unitarian Universalism^[26].

Death and Burial

Randy Pausch died on July 25, 2008^[5]. He died in Chesapeake^[4]. The cause of death was pancreatic cancer^[73]. He is buried at Chesapeake Memorial Gardens^[12].

Why It Matters

Randy Pausch ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,593 views/month, #6,878 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[74] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[75]

Works attributed to him include The Last Lecture^[76], a literary work^[77].

His notable doctoral advisees include Ken Hinckley^[78], a computer scientist^[79], b. 1970^[80], of United States^[81] and Desney Tan^[82], a scientist^[83], b. 1976^[84], of Singapore^[85], awarded the Innovators Under 35^[86], specialised in computer science^[87].

FAQs

Where was Randy Pausch born?

Randy Pausch was born in Baltimore^[2].

Where did Randy Pausch die?

Randy Pausch passed away in Chesapeake^[4].

What did Randy Pausch do for work?

Randy Pausch worked as motivational speaker^[6], computer scientist^[7], writer^[8], pedagogue^[9], and university teacher^[10].

Where did Randy Pausch go to school?

Randy Pausch was educated at Brown University^[17], Carnegie Mellon University^[18], and Oakland Mills High School^[19].

What awards did Randy Pausch receive?

Honors received include Presidential Young Investigator Award^[22], CHI Academy^[23], and ACM Fellow^[24].