William Kahan

Summary

William Kahan is a human^[1]. Born in Toronto^[2], he… he was born on June 5, 1933^[3]. He worked as a mathematician^[4], computer scientist^[5], and university teacher^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (262 views/month, #7,242 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Born in Toronto^[2], William Kahan…
• William Kahan was born on June 5, 1933^[3].
• William Kahan held citizenship in Canada^[8].
• William Kahan's professions included mathematician^[4].
• William Kahan's professions included computer scientist^[5].
• William Kahan's professions included university teacher^[6].
• Among William Kahan's employers was University of California, Berkeley^[9].
• William Kahan was employed by Adalia Ltd.^[10].
• William Kahan's education included a stint at University of Toronto^[11].
• William Kahan's doctoral advisor was Byron Alexander Griffith^[12].
• A notable work attributed to William Kahan is IEEE 754^[13].
• A notable work attributed to William Kahan is Davis-Kahan Theorem^[14].
• William Kahan received the Turing Award^[15].
• William Kahan received the IEEE Emanuel R. Piore Award^[16].
• William Kahan received the ACM Fellow^[17].
• William Kahan received the honorary doctorate from the University of Waterloo^[18].
• William Kahan was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[19].
• William Kahan was a member of Association for Computing Machinery^[20].
• William Kahan is recorded as male^[21].
• William Kahan's instance of is recorded as human^[22].
• William Kahan supervised James Demmel as a doctoral student^[23].
• William Kahan supervised Deb Kumar Nag Chowdhury as a doctoral student^[24].
• William Kahan supervised Jerome Toby Coonen as a doctoral student^[25].
• William Kahan supervised Pingtak Peter Tang as a doctoral student^[26].
• William Kahan supervised Ren-Cang Li as a doctoral student^[27].

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Origins and Family

William Kahan's place of birth was Toronto^[2]. He was born on June 5, 1933^[3].

Education

William Kahan was educated at University of Toronto^[11]. His doctoral advisor was Byron Alexander Griffith^[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[4], computer scientist^[5], and university teacher^[6]. Employers include University of California, Berkeley^[9], a public research university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1868^[30], headquartered in Berkeley^[31] and Adalia Ltd.^[10]. Doctoral students include James Demmel^[23], a mathematician^[32], b. 1955^[33], of United States^[34], awarded the Paris Kanellakis Award^[35], specialised in mathematician^[36]; Deb Kumar Nag Chowdhury^[24]; Jerome Toby Coonen^[25]; Pingtak Peter Tang^[26]; Ren-Cang Li^[27]; and Scott B. Baden^[37], a computer scientist^[38].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include IEEE 754^[13] and Davis-Kahan Theorem^[14], a theorem^[39]. Things named for William Kahan include Kahan summation algorithm^[40], an algorithm^[41].

Recognition

Awards received include Turing Award^[15], a science award^[42], in United States^[43], founded in 1966^[44]; IEEE Emanuel R. Piore Award^[16], a technical field award^[45], founded in 1976^[46]; ACM Fellow^[17], a fellowship award^[47]; and honorary doctorate from the University of Waterloo^[18], an award^[48], in Canada^[49].

Why It Matters

William Kahan ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (262 views/month, #7,242 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[50] He is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[51]

He is credited with the discovery of Kahan summation algorithm^[52], an algorithm^[53]. Entities named for him include Kahan summation algorithm^[40], an algorithm^[41].

His notable doctoral advisees include James Demmel^[54], a mathematician^[55], b. 1955^[56], of United States^[57], awarded the Paris Kanellakis Award^[58], specialised in mathematician^[59] and Scott B. Baden^[60], a computer scientist^[61].

FAQs

Where was William Kahan born?

William Kahan was born in Toronto^[2].

What did William Kahan do for work?

William Kahan worked as mathematician^[4], computer scientist^[5], and university teacher^[6].

Where did William Kahan go to school?

William Kahan was educated at University of Toronto^[11].

What awards did William Kahan receive?

Honors received include Turing Award^[15], IEEE Emanuel R. Piore Award^[16], ACM Fellow^[17], and honorary doctorate from the University of Waterloo^[18].

What did William Kahan discover?

William Kahan is credited as discoverer of Kahan summation algorithm^[52].