Urs Hölzle

Swiss computer scientist
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Urs Hölzle

Summary

Urs Hölzle is a human[1]. He was born on January 1, 2000[2]. He worked as a computer scientist[3]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (220 views/month, #7,233 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Urs Hölzle was born on January 1, 2000[2].
  • Urs Hölzle held citizenship in Switzerland[5].
  • Urs Hölzle worked as a computer scientist[3].
  • Among Urs Hölzle's employers was Google[6].
  • Urs Hölzle's doctoral advisor was David Ungar[7].
  • A notable work attributed to Urs Hölzle is Optimizing dynamically-typed object-oriented languages with polymorphic inline caches[8].
  • A notable work attributed to Urs Hölzle is Optimizing dynamically-dispatched calls with run-time type feedback[9].
  • A notable work attributed to Urs Hölzle is Web search for a planet: the google cluster architecture[10].
  • A notable work attributed to Urs Hölzle is The Datacenter as a Computer: An Introduction to the Design of Warehouse-Scale Machines[11].
  • A notable work attributed to Urs Hölzle is The Datacenter as a Computer: An Introduction to the Design of Warehouse-Scale Machines, Second edition[12].
  • Urs Hölzle received the Fulbright Scholarship[13].
  • Urs Hölzle received the ACM Fellow[14].
  • Urs Hölzle received the Google Fellow[15].
  • Urs Hölzle received the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[16].
  • Urs Hölzle was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[17].
  • Urs Hölzle is recorded as male[18].
  • Urs Hölzle's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Urs Hölzle supervised Raimondas Lencevicius as a doctoral student[20].
  • Urs Hölzle supervised Jeffrey George Bogda as a doctoral student[21].
  • Urs Hölzle's Commons category is recorded as Urs Hölzle[22].
  • Urs Hölzle's family name is recorded as Hölzle[23].
  • Urs Hölzle's given name is recorded as Urs[24].
  • Urs Hölzle's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+13133'}[25].
  • Urs Hölzle's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+23909'}[26].
  • Urs Hölzle's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+27943'}[27].

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Origins and Family

Urs Hölzle was born on January 1, 2000[2].

Education

Urs Hölzle's doctoral advisor was David Ungar[7].

Career and Affiliations

Urs Hölzle's professions included computer scientist[3]. Among his employers was Google[6]. Doctoral students include Raimondas Lencevicius[20], a computer scientist[28] and Jeffrey George Bogda[21], a computer scientist[29].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Optimizing dynamically-typed object-oriented languages with polymorphic inline caches[8]; Optimizing dynamically-dispatched calls with run-time type feedback[9]; Web search for a planet: the google cluster architecture[10]; The Datacenter as a Computer: An Introduction to the Design of Warehouse-Scale Machines[11], a version, edition or translation[30]; and The Datacenter as a Computer: An Introduction to the Design of Warehouse-Scale Machines, Second edition[12].

Recognition

Awards received include Fulbright Scholarship[13], a scholarship[31], in United States[32], founded in 1946[33]; ACM Fellow[14], a fellowship award[34], in United States[35]; Google Fellow[15]; and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[16], a fellowship award[36], in United States[37], founded in 1874[38].

Why It Matters

Urs Hölzle ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (220 views/month, #7,233 of 1,000,298).[4] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

His notable doctoral advisees include Raimondas Lencevicius[41], a computer scientist[42] and Jeffrey George Bogda[43], a computer scientist[44].

FAQs

What did Urs Hölzle do for work?

Urs Hölzle worked as computer scientist[3].

What awards did Urs Hölzle receive?

Honors received include Fulbright Scholarship[13], ACM Fellow[14], Google Fellow[15], and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[16].

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  1. [41] . wikidata.org. → on this site
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  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  9. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  12. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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