William Linvill

American scientist
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William Linvill

Summary

William Linvill is a human[1]. His place of birth was Kansas City[2]. He was born on +1919-08-08T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Palo Alto[4]. He died on +1980-08-17T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a scientist[6] and university teacher[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • William Linvill's place of birth was Kansas City[2].
  • William Linvill died in Palo Alto[4].
  • William Linvill was born on +1919-08-08T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Linvill died on +1980-08-17T00:00:00Z[5].
  • William Linvill held citizenship in United States[9].
  • William Linvill's professions included scientist[6].
  • William Linvill's professions included university teacher[7].
  • William Linvill's field of work was electrical engineering[10].
  • Among William Linvill's employers was Stanford University[11].
  • William Linvill was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[12].
  • William Linvill's education included a stint at William Jewell College[13].
  • William Linvill's doctoral advisor was Ernst Guillemin[14].
  • William Linvill was a member of National Academy of Engineering[15].
  • William Linvill is recorded as male[16].
  • William Linvill's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • William Linvill supervised David Luenberger as a doctoral student[18].
  • William Linvill supervised Bernard Widrow as a doctoral student[19].
  • William Linvill supervised Edward Arthurs as a doctoral student[20].
  • William Linvill supervised Richard Crittenden Booton, Jr. as a doctoral student[21].
  • William Linvill supervised Edward Joseph Craig as a doctoral student[22].
  • William Linvill supervised H. Newton Garber as a doctoral student[23].
  • William Linvill supervised John Michael Salzer as a doctoral student[24].
  • William Linvill supervised Robert Warren Sittler as a doctoral student[25].
  • William Linvill's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 10801[26].
  • William Linvill's family name is recorded as Linvill[27].

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Origins and Family

William Linvill's place of birth was Kansas City[2]. He was born on +1919-08-08T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[12], a university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1861[30], headquartered in Cambridge[31] and William Jewell College[13], a liberal arts college[32], in United States[33], founded in 1849[34]. William Linvill's doctoral advisor was Ernst Guillemin[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include scientist[6] and university teacher[7]. William Linvill's field of work was electrical engineering[10]. He was employed by Stanford University[11]. Doctoral students include David Luenberger[18], a computer scientist[35], b. 1937[36], of United States[37], awarded the Rufus Oldenburger Medal[38], specialised in mathematics[39]; Bernard Widrow[19], an artificial intelligence researcher[40], 1929–2025[41], of United States[42], awarded the IEEE Centennial Medal[43], specialised in electrical engineering[44]; Edward Arthurs[20]; Richard Crittenden Booton, Jr.[21]; Edward Joseph Craig[22]; and H. Newton Garber[23], an operations researcher[45], 1930–2014[46], of United States[47].

Death and Burial

William Linvill died on +1980-08-17T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Palo Alto[4].

Why It Matters

William Linvill ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was William Linvill born?

William Linvill was born in Kansas City[2].

Where did William Linvill die?

William Linvill died in Palo Alto[4].

What did William Linvill do for work?

William Linvill worked as scientist[6] and university teacher[7].

Where did William Linvill go to school?

William Linvill was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[12] and William Jewell College[13].

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Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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