Richard P. Gabriel

American writer and academic
Person human Q7328227
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Richard P. Gabriel

Summary

Richard P. Gabriel is a human[1]. Born in Merrimac[2], he… he was born on +1949-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a computer scientist[4] and artificial intelligence researcher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31 views/month, #7,282 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Born in Merrimac[2], Richard P. Gabriel…
  • Richard P. Gabriel was born on +1949-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Richard P. Gabriel held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Richard P. Gabriel's professions included computer scientist[4].
  • Richard P. Gabriel worked as an artificial intelligence researcher[5].
  • Among Richard P. Gabriel's employers was IBM[8].
  • Richard P. Gabriel was employed by Lucid Inc.[9].
  • Among Richard P. Gabriel's employers was Sun Microsystems[10].
  • Richard P. Gabriel was educated at Stanford University[11].
  • Richard P. Gabriel's education included a stint at University of Illinois system[12].
  • Richard P. Gabriel was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[13].
  • Richard P. Gabriel's education included a stint at Northeastern University[14].
  • Richard P. Gabriel received the ACM-AAAI Allen Newell Award[15].
  • Richard P. Gabriel received the ACM Fellow[16].
  • Richard P. Gabriel was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[17].
  • Richard P. Gabriel was influenced by John McCarthy[18].
  • Richard P. Gabriel is recorded as male[19].
  • Richard P. Gabriel's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Richard P. Gabriel's ISNI is recorded as 0000000116492052[21].
  • Richard P. Gabriel's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 56898914[22].
  • Richard P. Gabriel's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n85058224[23].
  • Richard P. Gabriel's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 150611280[24].
  • Richard P. Gabriel's IdRef ID is recorded as 085593974[25].
  • Richard P. Gabriel's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA00183501[26].
  • Richard P. Gabriel's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00466864[27].

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Origins and Family

Richard P. Gabriel was born in Merrimac[2]. He was born on +1949-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Stanford University[11], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1885[30], headquartered in Stanford[31]; University of Illinois system[12], a state university system[32], in United States[33], founded in 1867[34], headquartered in Urbana[35]; Massachusetts Institute of Technology[13], a university[36], in United States[37], founded in 1861[38], headquartered in Cambridge[39]; and Northeastern University[14], a university[40], in United States[41], founded in 1898[42], headquartered in Boston[43].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[4] and artificial intelligence researcher[5]. Employers include IBM[8], a software company[44], in United States[45], founded in 1911[46], headquartered in Armonk[47]; Lucid Inc.[9], a business[48], founded in 1984[49], headquartered in Menlo Park[50]; and Sun Microsystems[10], a software company[51], in United States[52], founded in 1982[53], headquartered in Santa Clara[54].

Recognition

Awards received include ACM-AAAI Allen Newell Award[15], an award[55] and ACM Fellow[16], a fellowship award[56].

Why It Matters

Richard P. Gabriel ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31 views/month, #7,282 of 1,000,298).[6]

He is credited with the discovery of worse is better[57], a concept[58].

FAQs

Where was Richard P. Gabriel born?

Born in Merrimac[2], Richard P. Gabriel…

What did Richard P. Gabriel do for work?

Richard P. Gabriel worked as computer scientist[4] and artificial intelligence researcher[5].

Where did Richard P. Gabriel go to school?

Richard P. Gabriel was educated at Stanford University[11], University of Illinois system[12], Massachusetts Institute of Technology[13], and Northeastern University[14].

What awards did Richard P. Gabriel receive?

Honors received include ACM-AAAI Allen Newell Award[15] and ACM Fellow[16].

What did Richard P. Gabriel discover?

Richard P. Gabriel is credited as discoverer of worse is better[57].

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  2. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  16. [21] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
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  30. [58] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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