W. Kent Fuchs

American university president, provost, professor of electrical engineering
Person human Q7945770
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W. Kent Fuchs

Summary

W. Kent Fuchs is a human[1]. He was born in Oklahoma[2]. He was born on +1954-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as an engineer[4], university teacher[5], and computer scientist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (295 views/month, #7,082 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • W. Kent Fuchs's place of birth was Oklahoma[2].
  • W. Kent Fuchs was born on +1954-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].
  • W. Kent Fuchs held citizenship in United States[8].
  • W. Kent Fuchs worked as an engineer[4].
  • W. Kent Fuchs worked as a university teacher[5].
  • W. Kent Fuchs's professions included computer scientist[6].
  • W. Kent Fuchs held the position of chancellor[9].
  • Among W. Kent Fuchs's employers was Cornell University[10].
  • W. Kent Fuchs was employed by Purdue University[11].
  • Among W. Kent Fuchs's employers was University of Florida[12].
  • W. Kent Fuchs's education included a stint at Duke University[13].
  • W. Kent Fuchs was educated at University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[14].
  • W. Kent Fuchs was educated at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School[15].
  • W. Kent Fuchs was educated at Miami Killian High School[16].
  • W. Kent Fuchs was educated at Trinity International University[17].
  • W. Kent Fuchs's doctoral advisor was Jacob A. Abraham[18].
  • W. Kent Fuchs received the ACM Fellow[19].
  • W. Kent Fuchs received the IEEE Fellow[20].
  • W. Kent Fuchs received the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[21].
  • W. Kent Fuchs was a member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers[22].
  • W. Kent Fuchs was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[23].
  • W. Kent Fuchs's image is recorded as Kent Fuchs at 2017 National Science Board (cropped).jpg[24].
  • W. Kent Fuchs is recorded as male[25].
  • W. Kent Fuchs's instance of is recorded as human[26].
  • W. Kent Fuchs supervised Ismed D. S. Hartanto as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

W. Kent Fuchs was born in Oklahoma[2]. He was born on +1954-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Duke University[13], a university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1838[30], headquartered in Durham[31]; University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[14], a public research university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1867[34]; Trinity Evangelical Divinity School[15], a university[35], in United States[36], founded in 1950[37]; Miami Killian High School[16], a high school[38], in United States[39], founded in 1965[40]; and Trinity International University[17], a private not-for-profit educational institution[41], in United States[42], founded in 1950[43]. W. Kent Fuchs's doctoral advisor was Jacob A. Abraham[18].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include engineer[4], university teacher[5], and computer scientist[6]. Employers include Cornell University[10], a private university[44], in United States[45], founded in 1865[46], headquartered in Ithaca[47]; Purdue University[11], a public research university[48], in United States[49], founded in 1869[50]; and University of Florida[12], a public research university[51], in United States[52], founded in 1853[53], headquartered in Gainesville[54]. W. Kent Fuchs held the position of chancellor[9]. Doctoral students include Ismed D. S. Hartanto[27], Kenneth Edward Kubiak[55], Nuno F. Neves[56], Shyh-Kwei Chen[57], Weiping Shi[58], and Yi-Min Wang[59].

Recognition

Awards received include ACM Fellow[19], a fellowship award[60]; IEEE Fellow[20], a science award[61]; and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[21], a fellowship award[62], in United States[63], founded in 1874[64].

Why It Matters

W. Kent Fuchs ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (295 views/month, #7,082 of 1,000,298).[7] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[65]

FAQs

Where was W. Kent Fuchs born?

Born in Oklahoma[2], W. Kent Fuchs…

What did W. Kent Fuchs do for work?

W. Kent Fuchs worked as engineer[4], university teacher[5], and computer scientist[6].

Where did W. Kent Fuchs go to school?

W. Kent Fuchs was educated at Duke University[13], University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[14], Trinity Evangelical Divinity School[15], and Miami Killian High School[16].

What awards did W. Kent Fuchs receive?

Honors received include ACM Fellow[19], IEEE Fellow[20], and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[21].

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Class ancestry

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

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  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [65] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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