Thomas A. DeFanti

American computer Graphics researcher
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Thomas A. DeFanti

Summary

Thomas A. DeFanti is a human[1]. He was born on +1948-09-18T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a computer scientist[3] and engineer[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Thomas A. DeFanti was born on +1948-09-18T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Thomas A. DeFanti held citizenship in United States[6].
  • Thomas A. DeFanti worked as a computer scientist[3].
  • Thomas A. DeFanti worked as an engineer[4].
  • Among Thomas A. DeFanti's employers was University of Illinois Chicago[7].
  • Thomas A. DeFanti's education included a stint at Ohio State University[8].
  • Thomas A. DeFanti was educated at Queens College[9].
  • Thomas A. DeFanti was educated at Stuyvesant High School[10].
  • Thomas A. DeFanti received the ACM Fellow[11].
  • Thomas A. DeFanti was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[12].
  • Thomas A. DeFanti is recorded as male[13].
  • Thomas A. DeFanti's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Thomas A. DeFanti supervised Carolina Cruz-Neira as a doctoral student[15].
  • Thomas A. DeFanti's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 311391370[16].
  • Thomas A. DeFanti's Union List of Artist Names ID is recorded as 500472887[17].
  • Thomas A. DeFanti's Commons category is recorded as Thomas A. DeFanti[18].
  • Thomas A. DeFanti's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0dljbh[19].
  • Thomas A. DeFanti's family name is recorded as Defanti[20].
  • Thomas A. DeFanti's given name is recorded as Thomas[21].
  • Thomas A. DeFanti's ACM Digital Library author ID is recorded as 81100432746[22].
  • Thomas A. DeFanti's NUKAT ID is recorded as n2014140818[23].
  • Thomas A. DeFanti's Museum of Modern Art artist ID is recorded as 40335[24].
  • Thomas A. DeFanti's DBLP author ID is recorded as d/ThomasADeFanti[25].
  • Thomas A. DeFanti's artist-info artist ID is recorded as 322975[26].

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Origins and Family

Thomas A. DeFanti was born on +1948-09-18T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Educated at Ohio State University[8], a public research university[27], in United States[28], founded in 1870[29], headquartered in Columbus[30]; Queens College[9], a university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1937[33]; and Stuyvesant High School[10], a specialized high school in New York City[34], in United States[35], founded in 1904[36], headquartered in New York City[37].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[3] and engineer[4]. Among Thomas A. DeFanti's employers was University of Illinois Chicago[7]. He supervised Carolina Cruz-Neira as a doctoral student[15].

Recognition

Thomas A. DeFanti received the ACM Fellow[11].

Why It Matters

Thomas A. DeFanti ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[5] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

His notable doctoral advisees include Carolina Cruz-Neira[39], a computer scientist[40], b. 2000[41], of United States[42], specialised in computer engineering[43].

FAQs

What did Thomas A. DeFanti do for work?

Thomas A. DeFanti worked as computer scientist[3] and engineer[4].

Where did Thomas A. DeFanti go to school?

Thomas A. DeFanti was educated at Ohio State University[8], Queens College[9], and Stuyvesant High School[10].

What awards did Thomas A. DeFanti receive?

Honors received include ACM Fellow[11].

References

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  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  10. [11] . awards.acm.org. Retrieved . awards.acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  15. [12] . awards.acm.org. Retrieved . awards.acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [2] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [39] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [43] . 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. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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