Yorick Wilks

British computer scientist (1939-2023)
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Yorick Wilks

Summary

Yorick Wilks is a human[1]. He was born in United Kingdom[2]. He was born on October 27, 1939[3]. He died on 2023[4]. He worked as a computer scientist[5] and artificial intelligence researcher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in United Kingdom[2], Yorick Wilks…
  • Yorick Wilks was born on October 27, 1939[3].
  • Yorick Wilks died on 2023[4].
  • Yorick Wilks held citizenship in United Kingdom[8].
  • Yorick Wilks's professions included computer scientist[5].
  • Yorick Wilks worked as an artificial intelligence researcher[6].
  • Yorick Wilks's field of work was artificial intelligence[9].
  • Yorick Wilks was educated at Pembroke College[10].
  • Yorick Wilks was educated at Torquay Boys' Grammar School[11].
  • Yorick Wilks's education included a stint at The Latymer School[12].
  • Yorick Wilks's doctoral advisor was R. B. Braithwaite[13].
  • A notable work attributed to Yorick Wilks is General Architecture for Text Engineering[14].
  • Yorick Wilks received the Lovelace Medal[15].
  • Yorick Wilks received the AAAI Fellow[16].
  • Yorick Wilks received the ACM Fellow[17].
  • Yorick Wilks received the Fellow of the British Computer Society[18].
  • Yorick Wilks was a member of Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence[19].
  • Yorick Wilks was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[20].
  • Yorick Wilks was a member of UK Computing Research Committee[21].
  • Yorick Wilks is recorded as male[22].
  • Yorick Wilks's instance of is recorded as human[23].
  • Yorick Wilks supervised Stephen Pulman as a doctoral student[24].
  • Yorick Wilks's Commons category is recorded as Yorick Wilks[25].
  • Yorick Wilks's family name is recorded as Wilks[26].
  • Yorick Wilks's given name is recorded as Yorick[27].

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Origins and Family

Yorick Wilks was born in United Kingdom[2]. He was born on October 27, 1939[3].

Education

Educated at Pembroke College[10], a college of the University of Cambridge[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1347[30]; Torquay Boys' Grammar School[11], a grammar school[31], in United Kingdom[32], founded in 1904[33]; and The Latymer School[12], a voluntary aided school[34], in United Kingdom[35], founded in 1624[36]. Yorick Wilks's doctoral advisor was R. B. Braithwaite[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[5] and artificial intelligence researcher[6]. Yorick Wilks's field of work was artificial intelligence[9]. He supervised Stephen Pulman as a doctoral student[24].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Yorick Wilks is General Architecture for Text Engineering[14].

Recognition

Awards received include Lovelace Medal[15], a medallion[37], in United Kingdom[38], founded in 1998[39]; AAAI Fellow[16], a science award[40], in United States[41]; ACM Fellow[17], a fellowship award[42]; and Fellow of the British Computer Society[18], a fellowship award[43].

Death and Burial

Yorick Wilks died on 2023[4].

Why It Matters

Yorick Wilks ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was Yorick Wilks born?

Yorick Wilks's place of birth was United Kingdom[2].

What did Yorick Wilks do for work?

Yorick Wilks worked as computer scientist[5] and artificial intelligence researcher[6].

Where did Yorick Wilks go to school?

Yorick Wilks was educated at Pembroke College[10], Torquay Boys' Grammar School[11], and The Latymer School[12].

What awards did Yorick Wilks receive?

Honors received include Lovelace Medal[15], AAAI Fellow[16], ACM Fellow[17], and Fellow of the British Computer Society[18].

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  11. [15] . bcs.org. bcs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  13. [17] . acm.org. Retrieved . acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  19. [20] . acm.org. Retrieved . acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . theiet.org. theiet.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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