Robert Wilensky

American computer scientist (1951-2013)
Person human Q15480023
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Robert Wilensky

Summary

Robert Wilensky is a human[1]. Born in Brooklyn[2], he… he was born on +1951-03-26T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Oakland[4]. He died on +2013-03-15T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a computer scientist[6], artificial intelligence researcher[7], and university teacher[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Robert Wilensky was born in Brooklyn[2].
  • Robert Wilensky passed away in Oakland[4].
  • Robert Wilensky was born on +1951-03-26T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Robert Wilensky died on +2013-03-15T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Robert Wilensky held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Robert Wilensky worked as a computer scientist[6].
  • Robert Wilensky's professions included artificial intelligence researcher[7].
  • Robert Wilensky's professions included university teacher[8].
  • Robert Wilensky's education included a stint at Yale University[11].
  • Robert Wilensky's doctoral advisor was Roger Schank[12].
  • Robert Wilensky received the AAAI Fellow[13].
  • Robert Wilensky received the ACM Fellow[14].
  • Robert Wilensky was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[15].
  • Robert Wilensky is recorded as male[16].
  • Robert Wilensky's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Robert Wilensky supervised Peter Norvig as a doctoral student[18].
  • Robert Wilensky supervised Marti A. Hearst as a doctoral student[19].
  • Robert Wilensky supervised Daniel S. Jurafsky as a doctoral student[20].
  • Robert Wilensky supervised James H. Martin as a doctoral student[21].
  • Robert Wilensky's ISNI is recorded as 0000000109989511[22].
  • Robert Wilensky's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 93772783[23].
  • Robert Wilensky's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79045711[24].
  • Robert Wilensky's IdRef ID is recorded as 090070933[25].
  • Robert Wilensky's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA00244457[26].
  • Robert Wilensky's IMDb ID is recorded as nm3571196[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Brooklyn[2], Robert Wilensky… he was born on +1951-03-26T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Robert Wilensky's education included a stint at Yale University[11]. His doctoral advisor was Roger Schank[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[6], artificial intelligence researcher[7], and university teacher[8]. Doctoral students include Peter Norvig[18], a computer scientist[28], b. 1956[29], of United States[30], awarded the AAAI Fellow[31], specialised in computer[32]; Marti A. Hearst[19], a computer scientist[33], of United States[34], awarded the ACM Fellow[35]; Daniel S. Jurafsky[20], a linguist[36], b. 1962[37], of United States[38], awarded the MacArthur Fellows Program[39], specialised in natural language processing[40]; and James H. Martin[21], a computer scientist[41], b. 1959[42], specialised in computational linguistics[43].

Recognition

Awards received include AAAI Fellow[13], a science award[44], in United States[45] and ACM Fellow[14], a fellowship award[46].

Death and Burial

Robert Wilensky died on +2013-03-15T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Oakland[4].

Why It Matters

Robert Wilensky ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[9]

His notable doctoral advisees include Peter Norvig[47], a computer scientist[48], b. 1956[49], of United States[50], awarded the AAAI Fellow[51], specialised in computer[52]; Daniel S. Jurafsky[53], a linguist[54], b. 1962[55], of United States[56], awarded the MacArthur Fellows Program[57], specialised in natural language processing[58]; Marti A. Hearst[59], a computer scientist[60], of United States[61], awarded the ACM Fellow[62]; and James H. Martin[63], a computer scientist[64], b. 1959[65], specialised in computational linguistics[66].

FAQs

Where was Robert Wilensky born?

Robert Wilensky was born in Brooklyn[2].

Where did Robert Wilensky die?

Robert Wilensky passed away in Oakland[4].

What did Robert Wilensky do for work?

Robert Wilensky worked as computer scientist[6], artificial intelligence researcher[7], and university teacher[8].

Where did Robert Wilensky go to school?

Robert Wilensky was educated at Yale University[11].

What awards did Robert Wilensky receive?

Honors received include AAAI Fellow[13] and ACM Fellow[14].

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Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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