Wilbur Davenport

American scientist (1920-2003)
Person human Q8000172
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Wilbur Davenport

Summary

Wilbur Davenport is a human[1]. He was born on July 27, 1920[2]. He died on August 28, 2003[3]. He worked as a scientist[4] and university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Wilbur Davenport was born on July 27, 1920[2].
  • Wilbur Davenport died on August 28, 2003[3].
  • Wilbur Davenport held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Wilbur Davenport's professions included scientist[4].
  • Wilbur Davenport worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Wilbur Davenport was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[8].
  • Wilbur Davenport's doctoral advisor was Robert Fano[9].
  • Wilbur Davenport was a member of National Academy of Engineering[10].
  • Wilbur Davenport is recorded as male[11].
  • Wilbur Davenport's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Wilbur Davenport supervised Victor On-kwok Li as a doctoral student[13].
  • Wilbur Davenport supervised George L. Turin as a doctoral student[14].
  • Wilbur Davenport's family name is recorded as Davenport[15].
  • Wilbur Davenport's given name is recorded as Wilbur[16].

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Origins and Family

Wilbur Davenport was born on July 27, 1920[2].

Education

Wilbur Davenport's education included a stint at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[8]. His doctoral advisor was Robert Fano[9].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include scientist[4] and university teacher[5]. Doctoral students include Victor On-kwok Li[13], a university teacher[17], b. 1954[18], of British Hong Kong[19], awarded the IEEE Fellow[20], specialised in information technology[21] and George L. Turin[14], an information engineer[22], 1930–2014[23], of United States[24], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[25].

Death and Burial

Wilbur Davenport died on August 28, 2003[3].

Why It Matters

Wilbur Davenport ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

FAQs

What did Wilbur Davenport do for work?

Wilbur Davenport worked as scientist[4] and university teacher[5].

Where did Wilbur Davenport go to school?

Wilbur Davenport was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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