William Pugh

Summary

William Pugh is a human^[1]. He was born on +1960-06-14T00:00:00Z^[2]. He worked as a computer scientist^[3] and engineer^[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).^[5]

Key Facts

• William Pugh was born on +1960-06-14T00:00:00Z^[2].
• William Pugh held citizenship in United States^[6].
• William Pugh worked as a computer scientist^[3].
• William Pugh worked as an engineer^[4].
• William Pugh's field of work was computer science^[7].
• William Pugh was employed by University of Maryland^[8].
• William Pugh's education included a stint at Cornell University^[9].
• William Pugh's doctoral advisor was Tim Teitelbaum^[10].
• William Pugh received the Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering^[11].
• William Pugh is recorded as male^[12].
• William Pugh's instance of is recorded as human^[13].
• William Pugh's ISNI is recorded as 0000000115002277^[14].
• William Pugh's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 165354159^[15].
• William Pugh's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no00089867^[16].
• William Pugh's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 89257^[17].
• William Pugh's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/065jph^[18].
• William Pugh's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as xx0041368^[19].
• William Pugh's family name is recorded as Pugh^[20].
• William Pugh's given name is recorded as William^[21].
• William Pugh's ACM Digital Library author ID is recorded as 81100057068^[22].
• William Pugh's DBLP author ID is recorded as p/WilliamPugh^[23].
• William Pugh's MR Author ID is recorded as 275533^[24].
• William Pugh's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987007425231305171^[25].
• William Pugh's WorldCat Entities ID is recorded as E39PBJhRHYJTHyXptbW86Kth73^[26].

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Origins and Family

William Pugh was born on +1960-06-14T00:00:00Z^[2].

Education

William Pugh's education included a stint at Cornell University^[9]. His doctoral advisor was Tim Teitelbaum^[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist^[3] and engineer^[4]. William Pugh's field of work was computer science^[7]. Among his employers was University of Maryland^[8].

Recognition

William Pugh received the Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering^[11].

Why It Matters

William Pugh ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).^[5] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[27]

He is credited with the discovery of skip list^[28], a list^[29], founded in 1989^[30].

FAQs

What did William Pugh do for work?

William Pugh worked as computer scientist^[3] and engineer^[4].

Where did William Pugh go to school?

William Pugh was educated at Cornell University^[9].

What awards did William Pugh receive?

Honors received include Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering^[11].

What did William Pugh discover?

William Pugh is credited as discoverer of skip list^[28].