Douglas McIlroy

Summary

Douglas McIlroy is a human^[1]. He was born in Newburgh^[2]. He was born on +1932-04-24T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a mathematician^[4], engineer^[5], programmer^[6], university teacher^[7], and computer scientist^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (64 views/month, #7,254 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Douglas McIlroy was born in Newburgh^[2].
• Douglas McIlroy was born on +1932-04-24T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Douglas McIlroy held citizenship in United States^[10].
• Douglas McIlroy's professions included mathematician^[4].
• Douglas McIlroy's professions included engineer^[5].
• Douglas McIlroy worked as a programmer^[6].
• Douglas McIlroy's professions included university teacher^[7].
• Douglas McIlroy's professions included computer scientist^[8].
• Douglas McIlroy's field of work was informatics^[11].
• Douglas McIlroy's field of work was computer science and engineering^[12].
• Douglas McIlroy's field of work was mathematics^[13].
• Douglas McIlroy's field of work was engineering^[14].
• Among Douglas McIlroy's employers was Dartmouth College^[15].
• Douglas McIlroy's education included a stint at Cornell University^[16].
• Douglas McIlroy was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[17].
• Douglas McIlroy was educated at Cornell University College of Engineering^[18].
• Douglas McIlroy's doctoral advisor was Eric Reissner^[19].
• A notable work attributed to Douglas McIlroy is shell pipeline^[20].
• A notable work attributed to Douglas McIlroy is software component^[21].
• A notable work attributed to Douglas McIlroy is spell^[22].
• A notable work attributed to Douglas McIlroy is diff^[23].
• A notable work attributed to Douglas McIlroy is sort^[24].
• A notable work attributed to Douglas McIlroy is join^[25].
• Douglas McIlroy received the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science^[26].
• Douglas McIlroy was a member of National Academy of Engineering^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Newburgh^[2], Douglas McIlroy… he was born on +1932-04-24T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at Cornell University^[16], a private university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1865^[30], headquartered in Ithaca^[31]; Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[17], a university^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1861^[34], headquartered in Cambridge^[35]; and Cornell University College of Engineering^[18], an engineering college^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1870^[38]. Douglas McIlroy's doctoral advisor was Eric Reissner^[19].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[4], engineer^[5], programmer^[6], university teacher^[7], and computer scientist^[8]. Fields of work include informatics^[11], an academic major^[39], founded in 1957^[40]; computer science and engineering^[12], an academic major^[41]; mathematics^[13], an academic discipline^[42]; and engineering^[14], a field of work^[43]. Among Douglas McIlroy's employers was Dartmouth College^[15].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include shell pipeline^[20]; software component^[21]; spell^[22], a spell checker^[44]; diff^[23], a computer program^[45]; sort^[24], a standard UNIX utility or command^[46]; and join^[25], a standard UNIX utility or command^[47].

Recognition

Douglas McIlroy received the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science^[26].

Why It Matters

Douglas McIlroy ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (64 views/month, #7,254 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[48] He is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[49]

FAQs

Where was Douglas McIlroy born?

Douglas McIlroy was born in Newburgh^[2].

What did Douglas McIlroy do for work?

Douglas McIlroy worked as mathematician^[4], engineer^[5], programmer^[6], university teacher^[7], and computer scientist^[8].

Where did Douglas McIlroy go to school?

Douglas McIlroy was educated at Cornell University^[16], Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[17], and Cornell University College of Engineering^[18].

What awards did Douglas McIlroy receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science^[26].