Warren Sturgis McCulloch

American neuroscientist (1898–1969)
Person human Q962174
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Warren Sturgis McCulloch

Summary

Warren Sturgis McCulloch is a human[1]. He was born in Orange[2]. He was born on November 16, 1898[3]. He died in Cambridge[4]. He died on September 24, 1969[5]. He worked as a neuroscientist[6], physician[7], neurologist[8], and physiologist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (567 views/month, #7,106 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Born in Orange[2], Warren Sturgis McCulloch…
  • Warren Sturgis McCulloch passed away in Cambridge[4].
  • Warren Sturgis McCulloch was born on November 16, 1898[3].
  • Warren Sturgis McCulloch was born on January 1, 1898[11].
  • Warren Sturgis McCulloch died on September 24, 1969[5].
  • Warren Sturgis McCulloch died on January 1, 1969[12].
  • Warren Sturgis McCulloch held citizenship in United States[13].
  • Warren Sturgis McCulloch's professions included neuroscientist[6].
  • Warren Sturgis McCulloch's professions included physician[7].
  • Warren Sturgis McCulloch's professions included neurologist[8].
  • Warren Sturgis McCulloch worked as a physiologist[9].
  • Warren Sturgis McCulloch's field of work was psychiatry[14].
  • Warren Sturgis McCulloch's field of work was physiology[15].
  • Among Warren Sturgis McCulloch's employers was Massachusetts Institute of Technology[16].
  • Among Warren Sturgis McCulloch's employers was Yale University[17].
  • Warren Sturgis McCulloch was employed by University of Illinois Chicago[18].
  • Warren Sturgis McCulloch was employed by University of Chicago[19].
  • Warren Sturgis McCulloch's education included a stint at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons[20].
  • Warren Sturgis McCulloch was educated at Yale University[21].
  • Warren Sturgis McCulloch's education included a stint at Haverford College[22].
  • Warren Sturgis McCulloch was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[23].
  • Warren Sturgis McCulloch is recorded as male[24].
  • Warren Sturgis McCulloch's instance of is recorded as human[25].
  • Among those involved in Warren Sturgis McCulloch was Symposium on Principles of Self-Organization[26].
  • A participant in Warren Sturgis McCulloch was Dartmouth workshop[27].

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Origins and Family

Warren Sturgis McCulloch's place of birth was Orange[2]. Recorded date of birth include November 16, 1898[3] and January 1, 1898[11].

Education

Educated at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons[20], a graduate school[28], in United States[29], founded in 1767[30], headquartered in New York City[31]; Yale University[21], a private university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1701[34], headquartered in New Haven[35]; and Haverford College[22], a university[36], in United States[37], founded in 1833[38], headquartered in Haverford Township[39].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include neuroscientist[6], physician[7], neurologist[8], and physiologist[9]. Fields of work include psychiatry[14], a medical specialty[40] and physiology[15], a branch of biology[41]. Employers include Massachusetts Institute of Technology[16], a university[42], in United States[43], founded in 1861[44], headquartered in Cambridge[45]; Yale University[17], a private university[46], in United States[47], founded in 1701[48], headquartered in New Haven[49]; University of Illinois Chicago[18], a public university[50], in United States[51], founded in 1983[52]; and University of Chicago[19], a private university[53], in United States[54], founded in 1890[55], headquartered in Chicago[56].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include September 24, 1969[5] and January 1, 1969[12]. Warren Sturgis McCulloch died in Cambridge[4].

Why It Matters

Warren Sturgis McCulloch ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (567 views/month, #7,106 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] He is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]

He has been cited as an influence by Heinz von Foerster[59], a mathematician[60], 1911–2002[61], of Austria[62], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[63], specialised in cybernetics[64].

FAQs

Where was Warren Sturgis McCulloch born?

Warren Sturgis McCulloch was born in Orange[2].

Where did Warren Sturgis McCulloch die?

Warren Sturgis McCulloch died in Cambridge[4].

What did Warren Sturgis McCulloch do for work?

Warren Sturgis McCulloch worked as neuroscientist[6], physician[7], neurologist[8], and physiologist[9].

Where did Warren Sturgis McCulloch go to school?

Warren Sturgis McCulloch was educated at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons[20], Yale University[21], and Haverford College[22].

Who did Warren Sturgis McCulloch influence?

Warren Sturgis McCulloch has been cited as an influence by Heinz von Foerster[59].

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Class ancestry

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  2. [57] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [58] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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