Robert Wells Ritchie

Ph.D. Princeton University 1960
Person human Q102116367
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Robert Wells Ritchie

Summary

Robert Wells Ritchie is a human[1]. He passed away in Palo Alto[2]. He died on +2019-07-15T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a mathematician[4], university teacher[5], and computer scientist[6].

Key Facts

  • Robert Wells Ritchie passed away in Palo Alto[2].
  • Robert Wells Ritchie died on +2019-07-15T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Robert Wells Ritchie held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Robert Wells Ritchie's professions included mathematician[4].
  • Robert Wells Ritchie worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Robert Wells Ritchie worked as a computer scientist[6].
  • Among Robert Wells Ritchie's employers was Dartmouth College[8].
  • Among Robert Wells Ritchie's employers was University of Washington[9].
  • Robert Wells Ritchie was employed by Xerox[10].
  • Among Robert Wells Ritchie's employers was Hewlett-Packard[11].
  • Robert Wells Ritchie was educated at Princeton University[12].
  • Robert Wells Ritchie was educated at Reed College[13].
  • Robert Wells Ritchie's doctoral advisor was Alonzo Church[14].
  • Robert Wells Ritchie is recorded as male[15].
  • Robert Wells Ritchie's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Robert Wells Ritchie supervised Webb Miller as a doctoral student[17].
  • Robert Wells Ritchie supervised Lawrence James Pozsgay as a doctoral student[18].
  • Robert Wells Ritchie supervised David Lloyd Fish as a doctoral student[19].
  • Robert Wells Ritchie supervised James Parks Jones as a doctoral student[20].
  • Robert Wells Ritchie supervised Frederick Neil Springsteel as a doctoral student[21].
  • Robert Wells Ritchie supervised H. Raymond Strong as a doctoral student[22].
  • Robert Wells Ritchie's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 8028[23].
  • Robert Wells Ritchie's family name is recorded as Ritchie[24].
  • Robert Wells Ritchie's given name is recorded as Robert[25].
  • Robert Wells Ritchie's given name is recorded as Wells[26].

Body

Education

Educated at Princeton University[12], a private university[27], in United States[28], founded in 1746[29], headquartered in Princeton[30] and Reed College[13], a liberal arts college[31], in United States[32], founded in 1908[33]. Robert Wells Ritchie's doctoral advisor was Alonzo Church[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[4], university teacher[5], and computer scientist[6]. Employers include Dartmouth College[8], a private university[34], in United States[35], founded in 1769[36]; University of Washington[9], a public research university[37], in United States[38], founded in 1861[39]; Xerox[10], a business[40], in United States[41], founded in 1906[42], headquartered in Norwalk[43]; and Hewlett-Packard[11], a business[44], in United States[45], founded in 1939[46], headquartered in Palo Alto[47]. Doctoral students include Webb Miller[17], a bioinformatician[48], b. 1943[49], of United States[50], awarded the ISCB Senior Scientist Award[51]; Lawrence James Pozsgay[18]; David Lloyd Fish[19]; James Parks Jones[20]; Frederick Neil Springsteel[21], a computer scientist[52]; and H. Raymond Strong[22], a computer scientist[53].

Death and Burial

Robert Wells Ritchie died on +2019-07-15T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Palo Alto[2].

Why It Matters

Robert Wells Ritchie's notable doctoral advisees include Frederick Neil Springsteel[54], a computer scientist[55] and H. Raymond Strong[56], a computer scientist[57].

FAQs

Where did Robert Wells Ritchie die?

Robert Wells Ritchie passed away in Palo Alto[2].

What did Robert Wells Ritchie do for work?

Robert Wells Ritchie worked as mathematician[4], university teacher[5], and computer scientist[6].

Where did Robert Wells Ritchie go to school?

Robert Wells Ritchie was educated at Princeton University[12] and Reed College[13].

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  1. [2] . reed.edu. Retrieved . reed.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  6. [13] . reed.edu. Retrieved . reed.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  10. [8] . reed.edu. Retrieved . reed.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  22. [3] . reed.edu. Retrieved . reed.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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Class ancestry

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

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