Ross Quinlan

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Ross Quinlan

Summary

Ross Quinlan is a human[1]. He was born on +1943-00-00T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as an engineer[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Ross Quinlan was born on +1943-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Ross Quinlan held citizenship in Australia[5].
  • Ross Quinlan's professions included engineer[3].
  • Ross Quinlan received the AAAI Fellow[6].
  • Ross Quinlan is recorded as male[7].
  • Ross Quinlan's instance of is recorded as human[8].
  • Ross Quinlan's ISNI is recorded as 0000000082756303[9].
  • Ross Quinlan's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 85203477[10].
  • Ross Quinlan's GND ID is recorded as 172322847[11].
  • Ross Quinlan's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n86800510[12].
  • Ross Quinlan's IdRef ID is recorded as 145648265[13].
  • Ross Quinlan's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA01854941[14].
  • Ross Quinlan's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00515658[15].
  • Ross Quinlan's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 35257967[16].
  • Ross Quinlan's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/051cv06[17].
  • Ross Quinlan's Open Library ID is recorded as OL836549A[18].
  • Ross Quinlan's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as stk2007415304[19].
  • Ross Quinlan's family name is recorded as Quinlan[20].
  • Ross Quinlan's given name is recorded as John[21].
  • Ross Quinlan's given name is recorded as Ross[22].
  • Ross Quinlan's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 073431230[23].
  • Ross Quinlan's BIBSYS ID is recorded as 90265219[24].
  • Ross Quinlan's NUKAT ID is recorded as n2018295631[25].
  • Ross Quinlan's CONOR.SI ID is recorded as 92101987[26].
  • Ross Quinlan's NLA Trove people ID is recorded as 492922[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Ross Quinlan was born on +1943-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].

Career and Affiliations

Ross Quinlan worked as an engineer[3].

Recognition

Ross Quinlan received the AAAI Fellow[6].

Why It Matters

Ross Quinlan ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[4]

He is credited with the discovery of ID3 algorithm[28], an algorithm[29].

FAQs

What did Ross Quinlan do for work?

Ross Quinlan worked as engineer[3].

What awards did Ross Quinlan receive?

Honors received include AAAI Fellow[6].

What did Ross Quinlan discover?

Ross Quinlan is credited as discoverer of ID3 algorithm[28].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . aaai.org. aaai.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . CiNii Research. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . CiNii Research. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [2] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Frettiebot bot · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of birth +1943-00-00T00:00:00Z
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P569]]: 1943, Update NK ČR – P569"
  2. 16d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed English
    Occupation
    Aliases
    Given name John, Ross
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/29950|batch #29950]]: removal of GND year-precision P569 bis (12), to be readded in a few days with a reference (cf. https://w"
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