Zvonko Vranesic

Canadian chess player and professor of computer engineering
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Zvonko Vranesic

Summary

Zvonko Vranesic is a human[1]. Born in Zagreb[2], he… he was born on +1938-10-04T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as an engineer[4], chess player[5], correspondence chess player[6], electrical engineer[7], and computer scientist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Zagreb[2], Zvonko Vranesic…
  • Zvonko Vranesic was born on +1938-10-04T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Zvonko Vranesic held citizenship in Canada[10].
  • Zvonko Vranesic's professions included engineer[4].
  • Zvonko Vranesic worked as a chess player[5].
  • Zvonko Vranesic worked as a correspondence chess player[6].
  • Zvonko Vranesic's professions included electrical engineer[7].
  • Zvonko Vranesic worked as a computer scientist[8].
  • Zvonko Vranesic's professions included university teacher[11].
  • Zvonko Vranesic's field of work was computer architecture[12].
  • Zvonko Vranesic's field of work was field-programmable gate array[13].
  • Zvonko Vranesic's field of work was electrical engineering[14].
  • Zvonko Vranesic's field of work was software engineering[15].
  • Zvonko Vranesic's field of work was software release life cycle[16].
  • Zvonko Vranesic's field of work was VHDL[17].
  • Zvonko Vranesic was employed by University of Toronto[18].
  • Zvonko Vranesic's doctoral advisor was E. Stewart (Ernest) Lee[19].
  • Zvonko Vranesic is recorded as male[20].
  • Zvonko Vranesic's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Zvonko Vranesic supervised Michiel van de Panne as a doctoral student[22].
  • Zvonko Vranesic's sport is recorded as chess[23].
  • Zvonko Vranesic's given name is recorded as Zvonko[24].
  • Zvonko Vranesic's official website is recorded as https://www.eecg.utoronto.ca/~zvonko/[25].
  • Zvonko Vranesic's described at URL is recorded as https://www.ece.utoronto.ca/people/vranesic-z-g/[26].
  • Zvonko Vranesic's Elo rating is recorded as {'amount': '+2320'}[27].

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Origins and Family

Zvonko Vranesic was born in Zagreb[2]. He was born on +1938-10-04T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Zvonko Vranesic's doctoral advisor was E. Stewart (Ernest) Lee[19].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include engineer[4], chess player[5], correspondence chess player[6], electrical engineer[7], computer scientist[8], and university teacher[11]. Fields of work include computer architecture[12], a concept[28]; field-programmable gate array[13], a processor type[29], founded in 1985[30]; electrical engineering[14], a branch of engineering[31]; software engineering[15], a branch of computer science[32]; software release life cycle[16]; and VHDL[17], a hardware description language[33], founded in 1983[34]. Zvonko Vranesic was employed by University of Toronto[18]. He supervised Michiel van de Panne as a doctoral student[22].

Why It Matters

Zvonko Vranesic ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[9] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

His notable doctoral advisees include Michiel van de Panne[36], a computer scientist[37].

FAQs

Where was Zvonko Vranesic born?

Zvonko Vranesic was born in Zagreb[2].

What did Zvonko Vranesic do for work?

Zvonko Vranesic worked as engineer[4], chess player[5], correspondence chess player[6], electrical engineer[7], and computer scientist[8].

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  1. [2] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [20] . ratings.fide.com. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [21] . ratings.fide.com. wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [3] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . ratings.fide.com. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . ratings.fide.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [36] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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