Robert Fourer

American computer programmer
Person human Q7344463
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Robert Fourer

Summary

Robert Fourer is a human[1]. He was born on September 2, 1950[2]. He worked as a programmer[3], university teacher[4], and operations researcher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Robert Fourer was born on September 2, 1950[2].
  • Robert Fourer's professions included programmer[3].
  • Robert Fourer's professions included university teacher[4].
  • Robert Fourer worked as an operations researcher[5].
  • Among Robert Fourer's employers was Northwestern University[7].
  • Robert Fourer was educated at Stanford University[8].
  • Robert Fourer was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[9].
  • Robert Fourer's doctoral advisor was George Bernard Dantzig[10].
  • Robert Fourer received the Guggenheim Fellowship[11].
  • Robert Fourer is recorded as male[12].
  • Robert Fourer's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Robert Fourer supervised Jun Ma as a doctoral student[14].
  • Robert Fourer supervised Leonardo B. Lopes as a doctoral student[15].
  • Robert Fourer supervised Goutam Dutta as a doctoral student[16].
  • Robert Fourer's given name is recorded as Robert[17].
  • Robert Fourer's official website is recorded as http://users.iems.northwestern.edu/~4er/[18].
  • Robert Fourer's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[19].
  • Robert Fourer's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Northwestern University Libraries[20].
  • Robert Fourer's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[21].

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Origins and Family

Robert Fourer was born on September 2, 1950[2].

Education

Educated at Stanford University[8], a private university[22], in United States[23], founded in 1885[24], headquartered in Stanford[25] and Massachusetts Institute of Technology[9], a university[26], in United States[27], founded in 1861[28], headquartered in Cambridge[29]. Robert Fourer's doctoral advisor was George Bernard Dantzig[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include programmer[3], university teacher[4], and operations researcher[5]. Among Robert Fourer's employers was Northwestern University[7]. Doctoral students include Jun Ma[14], Leonardo B. Lopes[15], and Goutam Dutta[16].

Recognition

Robert Fourer received the Guggenheim Fellowship[11].

Why It Matters

Robert Fourer ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[6] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

FAQs

What did Robert Fourer do for work?

Robert Fourer worked as programmer[3], university teacher[4], and operations researcher[5].

Where did Robert Fourer go to school?

Robert Fourer was educated at Stanford University[8] and Massachusetts Institute of Technology[9].

What awards did Robert Fourer receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . LinkedIn. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [2] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Google Knowledge Graph. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation programmer, university teacher, operations researcher
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  2. 4w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    On focus list of wikimedia project
    Given name
    Mathematics genealogy project id 83500
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