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 (2,044 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].

Body

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^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1765^[30], headquartered in Providence^[31]; Carnegie Mellon University^[18], a private university^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1900^[34], headquartered in Pittsburgh^[35]; and Oakland Mills High School^[19], a high school^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1973^[38]. 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^[39], in United States^[40], founded in 1900^[41], headquartered in Pittsburgh^[42] and University of Virginia^[16], a public research university^[43], in United States^[44], founded in 1819^[45], headquartered in Charlottesville^[46]. Doctoral students include Desney Tan^[47], a scientist^[48], b. 1976^[49], of Singapore^[50], awarded the Innovators Under 35^[51], specialised in computer science^[52]; Rich Gossweiler^[53], a scientist^[54], of United States^[55], specialised in human–computer interaction^[56]; Matthew Conway^[57]; Ken Hinckley^[58], a computer scientist^[59], b. 1970^[60], of United States^[61]; and Caitlyn Kelleher^[62].

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^[63]; CHI Academy^[23], a science award^[64], in United States^[65], founded in 2001^[66]; and ACM Fellow^[24], a fellowship award^[67].

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^[68]. 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 (2,044 views/month, #6,878 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[69] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[70]

Works attributed to him include The Last Lecture^[71], a literary work^[72].

His notable doctoral advisees include Desney Tan^[73], a scientist^[74], b. 1976^[75], of Singapore^[76], awarded the Innovators Under 35^[77], specialised in computer science^[78] and Ken Hinckley^[79], a computer scientist^[80], b. 1970^[81], of United States^[82].

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].