Roscoe Giles

American computer scientist
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Roscoe Giles

Summary

Roscoe Giles is a human[1]. He worked as a computer scientist[2]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[3]

Key Facts

  • Roscoe Giles held citizenship in United States[4].
  • Roscoe Giles worked as a computer scientist[2].
  • Among Roscoe Giles's employers was Massachusetts Institute of Technology[5].
  • Roscoe Giles was employed by Boston University[6].
  • Roscoe Giles was educated at Stanford University[7].
  • Roscoe Giles was educated at University of Chicago[8].
  • Roscoe Giles's doctoral advisor was Sidney Drell[9].
  • Roscoe Giles received the Fellow of the African Scientific Institute[10].
  • Roscoe Giles received the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[11].
  • Roscoe Giles is recorded as male[12].
  • Roscoe Giles's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Roscoe Giles supervised Lawrence M. Krauss as a doctoral student[14].
  • Roscoe Giles's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 200259[15].
  • Roscoe Giles's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0bwg_n4[16].
  • Roscoe Giles's family name is recorded as Giles[17].
  • Roscoe Giles's given name is recorded as Roscoe[18].
  • Roscoe Giles's Academic Tree ID is recorded as 170687[19].
  • Roscoe Giles's HistoryMakers Maker Directory ID is recorded as roscoe-giles[20].

Body

Education

Educated at Stanford University[7], a private university[21], in United States[22], founded in 1885[23], headquartered in Stanford[24] and University of Chicago[8], a private university[25], in United States[26], founded in 1890[27], headquartered in Chicago[28]. Roscoe Giles's doctoral advisor was Sidney Drell[9].

Career and Affiliations

Roscoe Giles worked as a computer scientist[2]. Employers include Massachusetts Institute of Technology[5], a university[29], in United States[30], founded in 1861[31], headquartered in Cambridge[32] and Boston University[6], a research university[33], in United States[34], founded in 1869[35], headquartered in Boston[36]. He supervised Lawrence M. Krauss as a doctoral student[14].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the African Scientific Institute[10] and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[11], a fellowship award[37], in United States[38], founded in 1874[39].

Why It Matters

Roscoe Giles ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[3] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

His notable doctoral advisees include Lawrence M. Krauss[41], an astronomer[42], b. 1954[43], of United States[44], awarded the Humanist of the Year[45], specialised in cosmology[46].

FAQs

What did Roscoe Giles do for work?

Roscoe Giles worked as computer scientist[2].

Where did Roscoe Giles go to school?

Roscoe Giles was educated at Stanford University[7] and University of Chicago[8].

What awards did Roscoe Giles receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the African Scientific Institute[10] and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[11].

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  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
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  4. [7] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  8. [6] . bu.edu. bu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  10. [11] . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  1. [41] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  23. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  24. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [3] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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