Erdal Arıkan

Turkish academic
Person human Q16150299
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Erdal Arıkan

Summary

Erdal Arıkan is a human[1]. He was born in Ankara[2]. He was born on +1958-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a computer scientist[4], university teacher[5], and mathematician[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38 views/month, #7,263 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Erdal Arıkan was born in Ankara[2].
  • Erdal Arıkan was born on +1958-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Erdal Arıkan held citizenship in Turkey[8].
  • Turkish was Erdal Arıkan's native language[9].
  • Erdal Arıkan worked as a computer scientist[4].
  • Erdal Arıkan worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Erdal Arıkan worked as a mathematician[6].
  • Erdal Arıkan was employed by Bilkent University[10].
  • Erdal Arıkan's doctoral advisor was Robert G. Gallager[11].
  • Erdal Arıkan received the IEEE Fellow[12].
  • Erdal Arıkan received the IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal[13].
  • Erdal Arıkan received the Claude E. Shannon Award[14].
  • Erdal Arıkan received the Sedat Simavi Science Award[15].
  • Erdal Arıkan received the IEEE W.R.G. Baker Award[16].
  • Erdal Arıkan was a member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers[17].
  • Erdal Arıkan is recorded as male[18].
  • Erdal Arıkan's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Erdal Arıkan's ISNI is recorded as 0000000041322250[20].
  • Erdal Arıkan's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 48395204[21].
  • Erdal Arıkan's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n90704598[22].
  • Erdal Arıkan's IdRef ID is recorded as 176504966[23].
  • Erdal Arıkan's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 244012[24].
  • Erdal Arıkan's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0zg75y_[25].
  • Erdal Arıkan's family name is recorded as Arikan[26].
  • Erdal Arıkan's family name is recorded as Arıkan[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Ankara[2], Erdal Arıkan… he was born on +1958-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. Turkish was his native language[9].

Education

Erdal Arıkan's doctoral advisor was Robert G. Gallager[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[4], university teacher[5], and mathematician[6]. Erdal Arıkan was employed by Bilkent University[10].

Recognition

Awards received include IEEE Fellow[12], a science award[28]; IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal[13], a science award[29], founded in 1986[30]; Claude E. Shannon Award[14], a science award[31], in Internationality[32], founded in 1972[33]; Sedat Simavi Science Award[15], a science award[34], in Turkey[35]; and IEEE W.R.G. Baker Award[16], a science award[36], in United States[37], founded in 1956[38].

Why It Matters

Erdal Arıkan ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38 views/month, #7,263 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

FAQs

Where was Erdal Arıkan born?

Erdal Arıkan was born in Ankara[2].

What did Erdal Arıkan do for work?

Erdal Arıkan worked as computer scientist[4], university teacher[5], and mathematician[6].

What awards did Erdal Arıkan receive?

Honors received include IEEE Fellow[12], IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal[13], Claude E. Shannon Award[14], and Sedat Simavi Science Award[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . bilkent.edu. bilkent.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . ieee.org. ieee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . itsoc.org. itsoc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . ieee.org. ieee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [11] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [17] . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . itsoc.org. itsoc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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