Walter Savitch

Summary

Walter Savitch is a human^[1]. He was born on +1943-02-21T00:00:00Z^[2]. He died on +2021-02-01T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a mathematician^[4], computer scientist^[5], engineer^[6], and university teacher^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Walter Savitch was born on +1943-02-21T00:00:00Z^[2].
• Walter Savitch died on +2021-02-01T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Walter Savitch held citizenship in United States^[9].
• Walter Savitch worked as a mathematician^[4].
• Walter Savitch worked as a computer scientist^[5].
• Walter Savitch worked as an engineer^[6].
• Walter Savitch worked as a university teacher^[7].
• Walter Savitch's field of work was computer science^[10].
• Among Walter Savitch's employers was University of California, San Diego^[11].
• Walter Savitch was educated at University of California, Berkeley^[12].
• Walter Savitch's doctoral advisor was Stephen Cook^[13].
• Walter Savitch is recorded as male^[14].
• Walter Savitch's instance of is recorded as human^[15].
• Walter Savitch supervised James Ron Chen as a doctoral student^[16].
• Walter Savitch supervised David John Hutches as a doctoral student^[17].
• Walter Savitch supervised Peter Allan Bensch as a doctoral student^[18].
• Walter Savitch supervised Max Stanford Tomlinson, Jr. as a doctoral student^[19].
• Walter Savitch's ISNI is recorded as 0000000109211857^[20].
• Walter Savitch's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 85180002^[21].
• Walter Savitch's GND ID is recorded as 172354358^[22].
• Walter Savitch's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n81114817^[23].
• Walter Savitch's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12505225d^[24].
• Walter Savitch's IdRef ID is recorded as 03428088X^[25].
• Walter Savitch's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 31590^[26].
• Walter Savitch's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/085cww^[27].

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Origins and Family

Walter Savitch was born on +1943-02-21T00:00:00Z^[2].

Education

Walter Savitch was educated at University of California, Berkeley^[12]. His doctoral advisor was Stephen Cook^[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[4], computer scientist^[5], engineer^[6], and university teacher^[7]. Walter Savitch's field of work was computer science^[10]. He was employed by University of California, San Diego^[11]. Doctoral students include James Ron Chen^[16], a computer scientist^[28], 1955–2001^[29]; David John Hutches^[17], a computer scientist^[30]; Peter Allan Bensch^[18], a computer scientist^[31]; and Max Stanford Tomlinson, Jr.^[19], a computer scientist^[32].

Death and Burial

Walter Savitch died on +2021-02-01T00:00:00Z^[3].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Walter Savitch include Savitch's theorem^[33], a theorem^[34].

Why It Matters

Walter Savitch ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] He is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

Entities named for him include Savitch's theorem^[33], a theorem^[34].

His notable doctoral advisees include James Ron Chen^[37], a computer scientist^[38], 1955–2001^[39]; David John Hutches^[40], a computer scientist^[41]; Peter Allan Bensch^[42], a computer scientist^[43]; and Max Stanford Tomlinson, Jr.^[44], a computer scientist^[45].

FAQs

What did Walter Savitch do for work?

Walter Savitch worked as mathematician^[4], computer scientist^[5], engineer^[6], and university teacher^[7].

Where did Walter Savitch go to school?

Walter Savitch was educated at University of California, Berkeley^[12].