Steven G. Johnson

American mathematician known for co-creating the FFTW software library for fast Fourier transforms
Person human Q43071645

Facts

23 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
1973
Place of birth
St. Charles
Country of citizenship
United States[6]
Notable work
FFTW[11]
Official website
math.mit.edu
Birth date
1973
Citizenship
United States
Doctoral advisor
John D. Joannopoulos[10]
Doctoral student
Lei Zhang, (McMahon) (Thomas) Homer Reid[14][15]
Birth place
St. Charles
Different from
Steven G. Johnson
Family name
Johnson
Github username
stevengj
Given name
Steven
Viaf id
46103986, 6738165628855742480002
‎yale lux id
person/8baf9d71-5ee1-4779-8352-1115178a05d5
🏷️ Also known as
en S. G. Johnson en Steven G. Johnson en Steven Glenn Johnson en Steven Johnson es Steven G. Johnson nl Steven G. Johnson
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Library of Congress authority ID
n2001014714
GND ID
173568386
OpenAlex ID
A5087662980as of 2026-09-23
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Source
OpenAlex
Edition
20260923 · as of 2026-09-23
Bronze
not in the catalog
Transform
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DBLP author ID
90/4171
DDB person (GND) ID
173568386
GitHub account
stevengj
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/11g01s0f8q
Google Scholar author ID
_MHaph0AAAAJ
IdRef ID
074220268
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MR Author ID
699763
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
197216
NL CR AUT ID
xx0172969
NUKAT ID
n2014091772
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007352633805171
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
238076024
WorldCat Entities ID
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Author of 7
← Authored by 7
Affiliated with 5
Occupation 3
Employer 2
Award received 1
Country of citizenship 1
Educated at 1
Family name 1
Given name 1
Instance of 1
Notable work 1
Place of birth 1
Sex or gender 1
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Summary

Steven G. Johnson was born in St. Charles[1]. He was born in 1973[2]. He worked as a computer scientist[3], mathematician[4], and university teacher[5].

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Career and Affiliations

Employers include Massachusetts Institute of Technology[7], a university[16], in United States[17], founded in 1861[18], headquartered in Cambridge[19] and Fermilab[8], a research institute[20], in United States[21], founded in 1967[22], headquartered in Batavia[23].

FAQs

Where was Steven G. Johnson born?

Steven G. Johnson's place of birth was St. Charles[1].

What did Steven G. Johnson do for work?

Steven G. Johnson worked as computer scientist[3], mathematician[4], and university teacher[5].

Where did Steven G. Johnson go to school?

Steven G. Johnson was educated at Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy[9].

What awards did Steven G. Johnson receive?

Honors received include J. H. Wilkinson Prize for Numerical Software[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [2] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [16] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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