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Dan Kaminsky

American security researcher (1979–2021)
Person human Q92673

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
1979, February 7, 1979[6]
Date of death
April 23, 2021
Place of birth
San Francisco
Place of death
San Francisco
Country of citizenship
United States[7]
Occupation
computer scientist
Field of work
computer security[8]
Educated at
Santa Clara University[9]
Award received
Internet Hall of Fame[10]
Official website
dankaminsky.com[16]
Cause of death
diabetic ketoacidosis[12]
Academic degree
Bachelor of Science[13]
Birth name
Daniel Kaminsky[19]
Described by source
Daniel Kaminsky, Internet Security Savior, Dies at 42[18]
Family name
Kaminsky[14]
Given name
Dan[15]
Manner of death
natural causes[17]
Name in native language
Dan Kaminsky[20]
Social media followers
92k (90k–95k, n=4)[21][22][23][24]
🏷️ Also known as
en Daniel Kaminsky en Dan Kaminsky ar دان كامينسكي de Daniel Kaminsky fr Daniel Kaminsky ja ダン・カミンスキー ru Дэн Камински ru Камински, Дэн zh 丹·卡明斯基
🔖 Identifiers · 17
ISNI
0000000047362827
VIAF cluster ID
68742103
Library of Congress authority ID
no2008081070
GND ID
1232169749
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Dan Kaminsky cropped.jpg ↗
ACM Digital Library author ID
81100198571
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11472299
DBLP author ID
47/3242
Freebase ID
/m/0462ff9
IdRef ID
06142479X
JRC Names ID
284310
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007423198105171
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SHARE Catalogue author ID
527066
Scopus author ID
14037432000
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJfCwdVmFPP8T3R8VFfjG3
X (Twitter) username
dakami
Yale LUX ID
person/4f606f3b-dfd5-4481-a766-1dc34df91cf7

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Academic degree 1
Bachelor of Science
Award received 1
Internet Hall of Fame
Cause of death 1
diabetic ketoacidosis
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
Santa Clara University
Field of work 1
computer security
Given name 1
Dan
Instance of 1
human
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Occupation 1
computer scientist
Place of birth 1
San Francisco
Place of death 1
San Francisco
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Dan Kaminsky was born in 1979[1] in San Francisco[2]. He died on April 23, 2021[3], in San Francisco[4]. He worked as a computer scientist[5].

FAQs

Where was Dan Kaminsky born?

Dan Kaminsky's place of birth was San Francisco[2].

Where did Dan Kaminsky die?

Dan Kaminsky passed away in San Francisco[4].

What did Dan Kaminsky do for work?

Dan Kaminsky worked as a computer scientist[5].

Where did Dan Kaminsky go to school?

Dan Kaminsky was educated at Santa Clara University[9].

What awards did Dan Kaminsky receive?

Honors received include Internet Hall of Fame[10].

Related Entities

computer scientist computer security Santa Clara University United States

References

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  1. [2] ↑ . nytimes.com. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . nytimes.com. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . internethalloffame.org. internethalloffame.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . twitter.com. twitter.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . twitter.com. twitter.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . nytimes.com. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . securityweek.com. Retrieved . securityweek.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . twitter.com. twitter.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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