Bob F. Caviness

Ph.D. Carnegie Mellon University 1968
Person human Q95281762
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Summary

Bob F. Caviness was born on March 24, 1940[1], in Asheboro[2]. He died on January 11, 2018[3]. He worked as a mathematician[4], computer scientist[5], and university teacher[6]. He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: 1940[8]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[9]
  • Employer: Duke University[10], University of Wisconsin–Madison[11], Illinois Institute of Technology[12], Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute[13], University of Delaware[14]
  • Educated at: Carnegie Mellon University[15]
  • Doctoral advisor: Alan Perlis[16]
  • Sex or gender: male[17]
  • Doctoral student: Erich Kaltofen[18], Myra Jean Prelle[19], Guy W. Cherry[20], Michael Rothstein[21], Harvey Irwin Epstein[22]
  • Cause of death: pancreatic cancer[23]
  • Family name: Caviness[24]
  • Given name: Bobby[25], Forrester[26]
  • Official website: https://www.eecis.udel.edu/~caviness/[27]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[28]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[29]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[30]
  • Writing language: English[31]

Why It Matters

Bob F. Caviness's notable doctoral advisees include Erich Kaltofen[32], a computer scientist[33], b. 1955[34], awarded the ACM Fellow[35] and Michael Rothstein[36], a mathematician[37].

FAQs

Where was Bob F. Caviness born?

Bob F. Caviness's place of birth was Asheboro[2].

What did Bob F. Caviness do for work?

Bob F. Caviness worked as a mathematician[4], computer scientist[5], and university teacher[6].

Where did Bob F. Caviness go to school?

Bob F. Caviness was educated at Carnegie Mellon University[15].

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  1. [2] ↑ . users.cs.duke.edu. Retrieved . users.cs.duke.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . eecis.udel.edu. Retrieved . eecis.udel.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . eecis.udel.edu. Retrieved . eecis.udel.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . eecis.udel.edu. Retrieved . eecis.udel.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . eecis.udel.edu. Retrieved . eecis.udel.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . udel.edu. Retrieved . udel.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [22] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [23] ↑ . users.cs.duke.edu. Retrieved . users.cs.duke.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [1] ↑ . users.cs.duke.edu. Retrieved . users.cs.duke.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [8] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . udel.edu. Retrieved . udel.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . users.cs.duke.edu. Retrieved . users.cs.duke.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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