William Aaron Woods

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William Aaron Woods

Summary

William Aaron Woods is a human[1]. He was born on +1942-06-17T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a university teacher[3] and computer scientist[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • William Aaron Woods was born on +1942-06-17T00:00:00Z[2].
  • William Aaron Woods worked as a university teacher[3].
  • William Aaron Woods worked as a computer scientist[4].
  • Among William Aaron Woods's employers was Sun Microsystems[6].
  • William Aaron Woods's education included a stint at Harvard University[7].
  • William Aaron Woods was educated at Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences[8].
  • William Aaron Woods's doctoral advisor was Susumu Kuno[9].
  • William Aaron Woods received the AAAI Fellow[10].
  • William Aaron Woods is recorded as male[11].
  • William Aaron Woods's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • William Aaron Woods supervised Steven Salzberg as a doctoral student[13].
  • William Aaron Woods supervised Bonnie Webber as a doctoral student[14].
  • William Aaron Woods supervised William Joyner as a doctoral student[15].
  • William Aaron Woods's ISNI is recorded as 0000000082796639[16].
  • William Aaron Woods's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 93076300[17].
  • William Aaron Woods's GND ID is recorded as 172466911[18].
  • William Aaron Woods's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79059937[19].
  • William Aaron Woods's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA01125136[20].
  • William Aaron Woods's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 35675862[21].
  • William Aaron Woods's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 145763[22].
  • William Aaron Woods's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0brcr22[23].
  • William Aaron Woods's given name is recorded as William[24].
  • William Aaron Woods's official website is recorded as http://www.parsecraft.com/[25].
  • William Aaron Woods's ACM Digital Library author ID is recorded as 81452594588[26].
  • William Aaron Woods's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 069614571[27].

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Origins and Family

William Aaron Woods was born on +1942-06-17T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Educated at Harvard University[7], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1636[30], headquartered in Cambridge[31] and Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences[8], an academic institution[32], in United States[33], founded in 1847[34]. William Aaron Woods's doctoral advisor was Susumu Kuno[9].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include university teacher[3] and computer scientist[4]. William Aaron Woods was employed by Sun Microsystems[6]. Doctoral students include Steven Salzberg[13], a biologist[35], b. 1960[36], of United States[37], awarded the Benjamin Franklin Award[38], specialised in influenza[39]; Bonnie Webber[14], a linguist[40], b. 1946[41], of United States[42], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh[43], specialised in computational linguistics[44]; and William Joyner[15].

Recognition

William Aaron Woods received the AAAI Fellow[10].

Why It Matters

William Aaron Woods ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[5] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

His notable doctoral advisees include Steven Salzberg[46], a biologist[47], b. 1960[48], of United States[49], awarded the Benjamin Franklin Award[50], specialised in influenza[51] and Bonnie Webber[52], a linguist[53], b. 1946[54], of United States[55], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh[56], specialised in computational linguistics[57].

FAQs

What did William Aaron Woods do for work?

William Aaron Woods worked as university teacher[3] and computer scientist[4].

Where did William Aaron Woods go to school?

William Aaron Woods was educated at Harvard University[7] and Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences[8].

What awards did William Aaron Woods receive?

Honors received include AAAI Fellow[10].

References

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  25. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  27. [57] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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