Clifford Lynch

director of the Coalition for Networked Information; professor
Person human Q13515697
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Clifford Lynch

Summary

Clifford Lynch is a human[1]. He was born on 1954[2]. He died on April 10, 2025[3]. He worked as a computer scientist[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Clifford Lynch was born on 1954[2].
  • Clifford Lynch died on April 10, 2025[3].
  • Clifford Lynch held citizenship in United States[6].
  • Clifford Lynch worked as a computer scientist[4].
  • Among Clifford Lynch's employers was Coalition for Networked Information[7].
  • Clifford Lynch's education included a stint at University of California, Berkeley[8].
  • Clifford Lynch was educated at Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science[9].
  • Clifford Lynch's doctoral advisor was Michael Stonebraker[10].
  • Clifford Lynch received the ACM Fellow[11].
  • Clifford Lynch received the Joseph W. Lippincott Award[12].
  • Clifford Lynch was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[13].
  • Clifford Lynch is recorded as male[14].
  • Clifford Lynch's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Clifford Lynch supervised Herbert Van de Sompel as a doctoral student[16].
  • Clifford Lynch's family name is recorded as Lynch[17].
  • Clifford Lynch's given name is recorded as Clifford[18].
  • Clifford Lynch's given name is recorded as Alan[19].
  • Clifford Lynch's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[20].
  • Clifford Lynch's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Clifford Alan Lynch'}[21].
  • Clifford Lynch's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Clifford Lynch'}[22].
  • Clifford Lynch's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[23].

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Origins and Family

Clifford Lynch was born on 1954[2].

Education

Educated at University of California, Berkeley[8], a public research university[24], in United States[25], founded in 1868[26], headquartered in Berkeley[27] and Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science[9], an engineering college[28], in United States[29], founded in 1864[30], headquartered in New York City[31]. Clifford Lynch's doctoral advisor was Michael Stonebraker[10].

Career and Affiliations

Clifford Lynch's professions included computer scientist[4]. Among his employers was Coalition for Networked Information[7]. He supervised Herbert Van de Sompel as a doctoral student[16].

Recognition

Awards received include ACM Fellow[11], a fellowship award[32], in United States[33] and Joseph W. Lippincott Award[12], an award[34], in United States[35], founded in 1938[36].

Death and Burial

Clifford Lynch died on April 10, 2025[3].

Why It Matters

Clifford Lynch ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[5] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

His notable doctoral advisees include Herbert Van de Sompel[38], a librarian[39], b. 1957[40], of Belgium[41], awarded the Tony Kent Strix award[42].

FAQs

What did Clifford Lynch do for work?

Clifford Lynch worked as computer scientist[4].

Where did Clifford Lynch go to school?

Clifford Lynch was educated at University of California, Berkeley[8] and Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science[9].

What awards did Clifford Lynch receive?

Honors received include ACM Fellow[11] and Joseph W. Lippincott Award[12].

References

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  7. [7] ↑ . id.loc.gov. Retrieved . id.loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . awards.acm.org. Retrieved . awards.acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . ala.org. ala.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  11. [16] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . acm.org. Retrieved . acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [2] ↑ . id.loc.gov. Retrieved . id.loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . asist.org. Retrieved . asist.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  1. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  9. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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