Robert C. Berwick

computational linguistics and computer science and engineering professor at MIT
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Robert C. Berwick

Summary

Robert C. Berwick is a human[1]. He was born on +1951-00-00T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a researcher[3], computer scientist[4], linguist[5], and university teacher[6]. He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

Key Facts

  • Robert C. Berwick was born on +1951-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Robert C. Berwick held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Robert C. Berwick worked as a researcher[3].
  • Robert C. Berwick worked as a computer scientist[4].
  • Robert C. Berwick worked as a linguist[5].
  • Robert C. Berwick worked as a university teacher[6].
  • Robert C. Berwick's field of work was computing[9].
  • Robert C. Berwick's field of work was linguistics[10].
  • Robert C. Berwick's field of work was computational linguistics[11].
  • Robert C. Berwick was employed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology[12].
  • Robert C. Berwick was educated at Harvard University[13].
  • Robert C. Berwick was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[14].
  • Robert C. Berwick's doctoral advisor was Noam Chomsky[15].
  • A notable work attributed to Robert C. Berwick is Why Only Us: Language and Evolution[16].
  • Robert C. Berwick received the Guggenheim Fellowship[17].
  • Robert C. Berwick is recorded as male[18].
  • Robert C. Berwick's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Robert C. Berwick supervised Bonnie J. Dorr as a doctoral student[20].
  • Robert C. Berwick supervised Charles Yang as a doctoral student[21].
  • Robert C. Berwick supervised Eric Sven Ristad as a doctoral student[22].
  • Robert C. Berwick supervised Jeffrey Mark Siskind as a doctoral student[23].
  • Robert C. Berwick supervised Gina-Anne Levow as a doctoral student[24].
  • Robert C. Berwick supervised Carl Gustave de Marcken as a doctoral student[25].
  • Robert C. Berwick supervised Sandiway Fong as a doctoral student[26].
  • Robert C. Berwick supervised Michael Brian Kashket as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Robert C. Berwick was born on +1951-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Educated at Harvard University[13], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1636[30], headquartered in Cambridge[31] and Massachusetts Institute of Technology[14], a university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1861[34], headquartered in Cambridge[35]. Robert C. Berwick's doctoral advisor was Noam Chomsky[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include researcher[3], computer scientist[4], linguist[5], and university teacher[6]. Fields of work include computing[9], a type of process[36]; linguistics[10], an academic discipline[37]; and computational linguistics[11], an interdisciplinary science[38]. Robert C. Berwick was employed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology[12]. Doctoral students include Bonnie J. Dorr[20], a computer scientist[39], awarded the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers[40], specialised in computer science[41]; Charles Yang[21], a linguist[42], b. 1973[43], awarded the Leonard Bloomfield Book Award[44]; Eric Sven Ristad[22]; Jeffrey Mark Siskind[23]; Gina-Anne Levow[24], a university teacher[45], specialised in computational linguistics[46]; and Carl Gustave de Marcken[25].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Robert C. Berwick is Why Only Us: Language and Evolution[16].

Recognition

Robert C. Berwick received the Guggenheim Fellowship[17].

Why It Matters

Robert C. Berwick is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

His notable doctoral advisees include Bonnie J. Dorr[47], a computer scientist[48], awarded the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers[49], specialised in computer science[50].

FAQs

What did Robert C. Berwick do for work?

Robert C. Berwick worked as researcher[3], computer scientist[4], linguist[5], and university teacher[6].

Where did Robert C. Berwick go to school?

Robert C. Berwick was educated at Harvard University[13] and Massachusetts Institute of Technology[14].

What awards did Robert C. Berwick receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[17].

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  23. [27] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  24. [2] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [16] . wikidata.org.

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  21. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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