Robert Sedgewick

Summary

Robert Sedgewick is a human^[1]. His place of birth was United States^[2]. He was born on December 20, 1946^[3]. He worked as a computer scientist^[4], programmer^[5], writer^[6], and university teacher^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (222 views/month, #7,259 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Robert Sedgewick was born in United States^[2].
• Robert Sedgewick was born on December 20, 1946^[3].
• Robert Sedgewick held citizenship in United States^[9].
• Robert Sedgewick's professions included computer scientist^[4].
• Robert Sedgewick's professions included programmer^[5].
• Robert Sedgewick worked as a writer^[6].
• Robert Sedgewick's professions included university teacher^[7].
• Robert Sedgewick's field of work was computer science^[10].
• Among Robert Sedgewick's employers was Brown University^[11].
• Robert Sedgewick was employed by Princeton University^[12].
• Robert Sedgewick's education included a stint at Stanford University^[13].
• Robert Sedgewick was educated at Wheaton High School^[14].
• Robert Sedgewick's doctoral advisor was Donald Knuth^[15].
• Robert Sedgewick received the ACM Fellow^[16].
• Robert Sedgewick received the Steele Prize for Mathematical Exposition^[17].
• Robert Sedgewick was a member of Association for Computing Machinery^[18].
• Robert Sedgewick is recorded as male^[19].
• Robert Sedgewick's instance of is recorded as human^[20].
• Robert Sedgewick supervised Mordecai Golin as a doctoral student^[21].
• Robert Sedgewick supervised Mark A. Weiss as a doctoral student^[22].
• Robert Sedgewick supervised Sarantos Kapidakis as a doctoral student^[23].
• Robert Sedgewick supervised Russel W. Schaffer as a doctoral student^[24].
• Robert Sedgewick supervised Marc H. Brown as a doctoral student^[25].
• Robert Sedgewick earned the academic degree of doctorate^[26].
• Robert Sedgewick's family name is recorded as Sedgewick^[27].

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Origins and Family

Robert Sedgewick was born in United States^[2]. He was born on December 20, 1946^[3].

Education

Educated at Stanford University^[13], a private university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1885^[30], headquartered in Stanford^[31] and Wheaton High School^[14], a high school^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1954^[34]. Robert Sedgewick's doctoral advisor was Donald Knuth^[15]. He earned the academic degree of doctorate^[26].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist^[4], programmer^[5], writer^[6], and university teacher^[7]. Robert Sedgewick's field of work was computer science^[10]. Employers include Brown University^[11], a private university^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1765^[37], headquartered in Providence^[38] and Princeton University^[12], a private university^[39], in United States^[40], founded in 1746^[41], headquartered in Princeton^[42]. Doctoral students include Mordecai Golin^[21], a computer scientist^[43]; Mark A. Weiss^[22]; Sarantos Kapidakis^[23], a university teacher^[44], of Greece^[45], specialised in library and information science^[46]; Russel W. Schaffer^[24]; and Marc H. Brown^[25], a computer scientist^[47].

Recognition

Awards received include ACM Fellow^[16], a fellowship award^[48] and Steele Prize for Mathematical Exposition^[17], a class of award^[49].

Why It Matters

Robert Sedgewick ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (222 views/month, #7,259 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[50] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[51]

His notable doctoral advisees include Marc H. Brown^[52], a computer scientist^[53] and Mordecai Golin^[54], a computer scientist^[55].

FAQs

Where was Robert Sedgewick born?

Born in United States^[2], Robert Sedgewick…

What did Robert Sedgewick do for work?

Robert Sedgewick worked as computer scientist^[4], programmer^[5], writer^[6], and university teacher^[7].

Where did Robert Sedgewick go to school?

Robert Sedgewick was educated at Stanford University^[13] and Wheaton High School^[14].

What awards did Robert Sedgewick receive?

Honors received include ACM Fellow^[16] and Steele Prize for Mathematical Exposition^[17].