Thomas Dean

American computer scientist (Ph.D. Yale University 1986)
Person human Q33037407
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Thomas Dean

Summary

Thomas Dean is a human[1]. He was born on November 2, 1950[2]. He worked as a university teacher[3] and computer scientist[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Thomas Dean was born on November 2, 1950[2].
  • Thomas Dean worked as a university teacher[3].
  • Thomas Dean worked as a computer scientist[4].
  • Thomas Dean was employed by Brown University[6].
  • Thomas Dean's education included a stint at Yale University[7].
  • Thomas Dean's doctoral advisor was Drew McDermott[8].
  • Thomas Dean received the AAAI Fellow[9].
  • Thomas Dean received the ACM Fellow[10].
  • Thomas Dean was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[11].
  • Thomas Dean is recorded as male[12].
  • Thomas Dean's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Thomas Dean supervised Kee-Eung Kim as a doctoral student[14].
  • Thomas Dean supervised Kathryn E. Sanders as a doctoral student[15].
  • Thomas Dean supervised Joel Young as a doctoral student[16].
  • Thomas Dean's Commons category is recorded as Thomas Dean (computer scientist)[17].
  • Thomas Dean's family name is recorded as Dean[18].
  • Thomas Dean's given name is recorded as Thomas[19].

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Origins and Family

Thomas Dean was born on November 2, 1950[2].

Education

Thomas Dean's education included a stint at Yale University[7]. His doctoral advisor was Drew McDermott[8].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include university teacher[3] and computer scientist[4]. Among Thomas Dean's employers was Brown University[6]. Doctoral students include Kee-Eung Kim[14], an artificial intelligence researcher[20], b. 1974[21], of South Korea[22]; Kathryn E. Sanders[15]; and Joel Young[16].

Recognition

Awards received include AAAI Fellow[9], a science award[23], in United States[24] and ACM Fellow[10], a fellowship award[25], in United States[26].

Why It Matters

Thomas Dean ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[5] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

FAQs

What did Thomas Dean do for work?

Thomas Dean worked as university teacher[3] and computer scientist[4].

Where did Thomas Dean go to school?

Thomas Dean was educated at Yale University[7].

What awards did Thomas Dean receive?

Honors received include AAAI Fellow[9] and ACM Fellow[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . aaai.org. aaai.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . acm.org. Retrieved . acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [11] ↑ . acm.org. Retrieved . acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [2] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [26] ↑ . 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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Educated at → Yale University
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