Werner Vogels

Dutch computer scientist, CTO and VP of Amazon.com
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Werner Vogels

Summary

Werner Vogels is a human[1]. His place of birth was Ermelo[2]. He was born on +1958-10-03T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a computer scientist[4], chief technology officer[5], vice president[6], and manager[7]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (398 views/month, #7,051 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Ermelo[2], Werner Vogels…
  • Werner Vogels was born on +1958-10-03T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Werner Vogels held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands[9].
  • Werner Vogels worked as a computer scientist[4].
  • Werner Vogels worked as a chief technology officer[5].
  • Werner Vogels worked as a vice president[6].
  • Werner Vogels worked as a manager[7].
  • Werner Vogels's field of work was distributed computing[10].
  • Werner Vogels's field of work was management[11].
  • Werner Vogels's field of work was technology[12].
  • Werner Vogels's field of work was technological change[13].
  • Werner Vogels's field of work was innovation[14].
  • Werner Vogels was employed by Cornell University[15].
  • Werner Vogels's doctoral advisor was Henri Bal[16].
  • Werner Vogels's doctoral advisor was Andrew S. Tanenbaum[17].
  • A notable work attributed to Werner Vogels is Amazon Web Services[18].
  • Werner Vogels's image is recorded as WernerVogels.JPG[19].
  • Werner Vogels is recorded as male[20].
  • Werner Vogels's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Werner Vogels's ISNI is recorded as 0000000387013703[22].
  • Werner Vogels's ISNI is recorded as 0000000352790721[23].
  • Werner Vogels's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 279836560[24].
  • Werner Vogels's Commons category is recorded as Werner Vogels[25].
  • Werner Vogels's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 106711[26].
  • Werner Vogels's residence is recorded as Seattle[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Ermelo[2], Werner Vogels… he was born on +1958-10-03T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Doctoral advisors include Henri Bal[16], an engineer[28], b. 1958[29], of Kingdom of the Netherlands[30], specialised in computer science[31] and Andrew S. Tanenbaum[17], a computer scientist[32], b. 1944[33], of United States[34], awarded the IEEE James H. Mulligan, Jr. Education Medal[35], specialised in information technology[36].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[4], chief technology officer[5], vice president[6], and manager[7]. Fields of work include distributed computing[10], a field of study[37]; management[11], a type of process[38]; technology[12], an academic discipline[39]; technological change[13], a type of process[40]; and innovation[14], a type of process[41]. Among Werner Vogels's employers was Cornell University[15].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Werner Vogels is Amazon Web Services[18].

Why It Matters

Werner Vogels ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (398 views/month, #7,051 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

FAQs

Where was Werner Vogels born?

Werner Vogels was born in Ermelo[2].

What did Werner Vogels do for work?

Werner Vogels worked as computer scientist[4], chief technology officer[5], vice president[6], and manager[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [19] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . hdl.handle.net. Retrieved . hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [21] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] . hdl.handle.net. Retrieved . hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] . hdl.handle.net. Retrieved . hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . wikidata.org.
  25. [18] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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