William Clancey

American computer scientist
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William Clancey

Summary

William Clancey is a human[1]. His place of birth was New Jersey[2]. He was born on +1952-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a cognitive scientist[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Born in New Jersey[2], William Clancey…
  • William Clancey was born on +1952-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Clancey held citizenship in United States[6].
  • William Clancey's professions included cognitive scientist[4].
  • William Clancey was employed by Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition[7].
  • William Clancey's education included a stint at Stanford University[8].
  • William Clancey's education included a stint at Rice University[9].
  • William Clancey's doctoral advisor was Bruce G. Buchanan[10].
  • William Clancey's doctoral advisor was John Seely Brown[11].
  • William Clancey received the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[12].
  • William Clancey received the AAAI Fellow[13].
  • William Clancey is recorded as male[14].
  • William Clancey's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • William Clancey's ISNI is recorded as 0000000066488038[16].
  • William Clancey's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 24701682[17].
  • William Clancey's GND ID is recorded as 139198792[18].
  • William Clancey's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n83205778[19].
  • William Clancey's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12474007z[20].
  • William Clancey's IdRef ID is recorded as 033933065[21].
  • William Clancey's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA01404876[22].
  • William Clancey's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 36389699[23].
  • William Clancey's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 142167[24].
  • William Clancey's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/050_c67[25].
  • William Clancey's family name is recorded as Clancey[26].
  • William Clancey's given name is recorded as William[27].

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Origins and Family

William Clancey's place of birth was New Jersey[2]. He was born on +1952-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Stanford University[8], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1885[30], headquartered in Stanford[31] and Rice University[9], a private university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1891[34], headquartered in Houston[35]. Doctoral advisors include Bruce G. Buchanan[10], a professor[36], awarded the AAAI Fellow[37] and John Seely Brown[11], an engineer[38], b. 1940[39], of United States[40], awarded the IRI Medal[41].

Career and Affiliations

William Clancey's professions included cognitive scientist[4]. He was employed by Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition[7].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[12], a fellowship award[42], in United States[43], founded in 1874[44] and AAAI Fellow[13], a science award[45], in United States[46].

Why It Matters

William Clancey ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

Where was William Clancey born?

William Clancey was born in New Jersey[2].

What did William Clancey do for work?

William Clancey worked as cognitive scientist[4].

Where did William Clancey go to school?

William Clancey was educated at Stanford University[8] and Rice University[9].

What awards did William Clancey receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[12] and AAAI Fellow[13].

References

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  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  9. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  12. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  14. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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