Stephen R. Bourne

British computer scientist
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Stephen R. Bourne

Summary

Stephen R. Bourne is a human[1]. Born in United Kingdom[2], he… he was born on +1944-01-07T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a computer scientist[4]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (89 views/month, #7,250 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Stephen R. Bourne was born in United Kingdom[2].
  • Stephen R. Bourne was born on +1944-01-07T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Stephen R. Bourne held citizenship in United Kingdom[6].
  • Stephen R. Bourne's professions included computer scientist[4].
  • Stephen R. Bourne was employed by Digital Equipment Corporation[7].
  • Stephen R. Bourne was employed by Bell Labs[8].
  • Stephen R. Bourne's education included a stint at Trinity College[9].
  • Stephen R. Bourne's education included a stint at University of Cambridge[10].
  • Stephen R. Bourne received the ACM Fellow[11].
  • Stephen R. Bourne was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[12].
  • Stephen R. Bourne's image is recorded as Steve Bourne at SDWest2005.hires.jpg[13].
  • Stephen R. Bourne is recorded as male[14].
  • Stephen R. Bourne's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Stephen R. Bourne's ISNI is recorded as 0000000118624071[16].
  • Stephen R. Bourne's ISNI is recorded as 0000000449375567[17].
  • Stephen R. Bourne's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 288706208[18].
  • Stephen R. Bourne's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n82102873[19].
  • Stephen R. Bourne's IdRef ID is recorded as 069071489[20].
  • Stephen R. Bourne's IdRef ID is recorded as 136291228[21].
  • Stephen R. Bourne's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA00911427[22].
  • Stephen R. Bourne's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00434012[23].
  • Stephen R. Bourne's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 36521139[24].
  • Stephen R. Bourne's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 69827[25].
  • Stephen R. Bourne's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01d4tf[26].
  • Stephen R. Bourne's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as mzk2003192985[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in United Kingdom[2], Stephen R. Bourne… he was born on +1944-01-07T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Trinity College[9], a college of the University of Cambridge[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1546[30], headquartered in Cambridge[31] and University of Cambridge[10], a collegiate university[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1209[34], headquartered in Cambridge[35].

Career and Affiliations

Stephen R. Bourne worked as a computer scientist[4]. Employers include Digital Equipment Corporation[7], a business[36], in United States[37], founded in 1957[38], headquartered in Maynard[39] and Bell Labs[8], a privately held company[40], in United States[41], founded in 1925[42], headquartered in Murray Hill[43].

Recognition

Stephen R. Bourne received the ACM Fellow[11].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Stephen R. Bourne include Bourne shell[44], an Unix shell[45], founded in 1979[46].

Why It Matters

Stephen R. Bourne ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (89 views/month, #7,250 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] He is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

Entities named for him include Bourne shell[44], an Unix shell[45], founded in 1979[46].

FAQs

Where was Stephen R. Bourne born?

Stephen R. Bourne was born in United Kingdom[2].

What did Stephen R. Bourne do for work?

Stephen R. Bourne worked as computer scientist[4].

Where did Stephen R. Bourne go to school?

Stephen R. Bourne was educated at Trinity College[9] and University of Cambridge[10].

What awards did Stephen R. Bourne receive?

Honors received include ACM Fellow[11].

References

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  7. [10] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  11. [11] . awards.acm.org. Retrieved . awards.acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
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  17. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . CiNii Research. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  21. [12] . awards.acm.org. Retrieved . awards.acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [44] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  17. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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