William K. Pratt

American electrical engineer
Person human Q112924601
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William K. Pratt

Summary

William K. Pratt is a human[1]. He was born in Kankakee[2]. He was born on +1937-06-24T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as an electrical engineer[4], business executive[5], and university teacher[6].

Key Facts

  • Born in Kankakee[2], William K. Pratt…
  • William K. Pratt was born on +1937-06-24T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William K. Pratt held citizenship in United States[7].
  • William K. Pratt's professions included electrical engineer[4].
  • William K. Pratt's professions included business executive[5].
  • William K. Pratt's professions included university teacher[6].
  • Among William K. Pratt's employers was University of Southern California[8].
  • Among William K. Pratt's employers was Sun Microsystems[9].
  • William K. Pratt's education included a stint at Bradley University[10].
  • William K. Pratt's education included a stint at University of Southern California[11].
  • William K. Pratt received the Guggenheim Fellowship[12].
  • William K. Pratt's religion is recorded as Catholicism[13].
  • William K. Pratt is recorded as male[14].
  • William K. Pratt's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • William K. Pratt supervised Sang-Uk Lee as a doctoral student[16].
  • William K. Pratt supervised Michael N. Huhns as a doctoral student[17].
  • William K. Pratt's ISNI is recorded as 0000000116282186[18].
  • William K. Pratt's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 41901421[19].
  • William K. Pratt's GND ID is recorded as 139379061[20].
  • William K. Pratt's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79115426[21].
  • William K. Pratt's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12281421r[22].
  • William K. Pratt's IdRef ID is recorded as 031636829[23].
  • William K. Pratt earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[24].
  • William K. Pratt's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 280072[25].
  • William K. Pratt's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as vut2014841918[26].

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Origins and Family

William K. Pratt was born in Kankakee[2]. He was born on +1937-06-24T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Bradley University[10], a private university[27], in United States[28], founded in 1897[29] and University of Southern California[11], a private university[30], in United States[31], founded in 1880[32], headquartered in Los Angeles[33]. William K. Pratt earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[24].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include electrical engineer[4], business executive[5], and university teacher[6]. Employers include University of Southern California[8], a private university[34], in United States[35], founded in 1880[36], headquartered in Los Angeles[37] and Sun Microsystems[9], a software company[38], in United States[39], founded in 1982[40], headquartered in Santa Clara[41]. Doctoral students include Sang-Uk Lee[16], an engineer[42], b. 1949[43], of South Korea[44] and Michael N. Huhns[17], an electrical engineer[45], of United States[46], awarded the AAAI Fellow[47], specialised in computer science[48].

Recognition

William K. Pratt received the Guggenheim Fellowship[12].

Personal Life

William K. Pratt's religion is recorded as Catholicism[13].

FAQs

Where was William K. Pratt born?

William K. Pratt was born in Kankakee[2].

What did William K. Pratt do for work?

William K. Pratt worked as electrical engineer[4], business executive[5], and university teacher[6].

Where did William K. Pratt go to school?

William K. Pratt was educated at Bradley University[10] and University of Southern California[11].

What awards did William K. Pratt receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[12].

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Class ancestry

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

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