# Richard Blute

> Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania 1991

**Wikidata**: [Q102174137](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q102174137)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/richard-blute-q102174137

## Summary
Richard Blute is a computer scientist who earned a Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1991. He completed doctoral work under advisor Andre Scedrov and is indexed in major bibliographic databases for scholarly authorship (MathSciNet, DBLP).

## Biography
- Education: Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania (1991); doctoral advisor: Andre Scedrov
- Known for: Earning a Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania (1991) and having an indexed scholarly publication record
- Field(s): Computer science

## Contributions
Available source records for Richard Blute document his completion of a doctoral degree in computer science at the University of Pennsylvania in 1991 under the supervision of Andre Scedrov. His presence in bibliographic and academic-author databases is recorded by identifiers: MathSciNet author ID 316338, DBLP author ID 64/1408, and Mathematics Genealogy Project ID 23137. These identifiers indicate that he has authored work that has been indexed by MathSciNet and DBLP and that his academic lineage is tracked in the Mathematics Genealogy Project. The concrete, documented outcomes in the provided source material are the Ph.D. (1991), the doctoral advisor relationship with Andre Scedrov, and the bibliographic entries implied by the author identifiers. No specific paper titles, patents, products, companies, or project names are listed in the provided sources.

## FAQs
### Q: Who is Richard Blute?
A: Richard Blute is a computer scientist who received a Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1991.

### Q: Where did Richard Blute receive his doctoral degree?
A: He received his Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1991.

### Q: Who supervised Richard Blute's doctoral work?
A: His doctoral advisor was Andre Scedrov.

## Why They Matter
Richard Blute's recorded academic milestone—a Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1991—places him within an identifiable academic lineage and the community of published computer scientists. The linkage to Andre Scedrov as doctoral advisor situates Blute within a known mentorship chain that is preserved in the Mathematics Genealogy Project (ID 23137). The existence of author identifiers in MathSciNet (MR author ID 316338) and DBLP (author ID 64/1408) shows that Blute's scholarly output has been indexed by major bibliographic services used by researchers in mathematics and computer science. These concrete bibliographic presences facilitate discovery of his work by other researchers and help connect his contributions to the literature. Without these documented academic credentials and database identifiers, tracing his scholarly footprint and academic relationships would be more difficult.

## Notable For
- Earning a Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania (1991).
- Doctoral advisor: Andre Scedrov.
- Indexed in MathSciNet (MR author ID 316338).
- Indexed in DBLP (DBLP author ID 64/1408).
- Listed in the Mathematics Genealogy Project (ID 23137).

## Body
### Identity and basic facts
- Given name: Richard.
- Family name: Blute.
- Instance: human.
- Occupation: computer scientist.
- Sex/gender: male.

### Education and doctorate
- Ph.D.: University of Pennsylvania, 1991. (Recorded in the available description.)
- Doctoral advisor: Andre Scedrov. Andre Scedrov is recorded as born in 1955 in the provided key-person data.

### Bibliographic and author identifiers
- MathSciNet author ID (mr_author_id): 316338.
- DBLP author ID (dblp_author_id): 64/1408.
- Mathematics Genealogy Project ID: 23137.
- These identifiers indicate that Blute has an indexed scholarly record and an entry in academic genealogy resources.

### Public record notes
- Wikidata description (as provided): "Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania 1991."
- Educated at: University of Pennsylvania (as recorded in the structured property references).

### Limitations of the available source material
- The provided materials do not list specific publication titles, employers, patents, projects, awards, dates of birth, nationality, or other biographical details beyond the doctoral degree, advisor, and database identifiers.

## References

1. Mathematics Genealogy Project