John Vlissides

American Software scientist (1961–2005)
Person Human Q92755

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18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
August 2, 1961
Date of death
November 24, 2005
Place of birth
Washington, D.C.
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Employer
IBM[12]
Cause of death
brain cancer[18]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[22]
Given name
John[20]
Manner of death
natural causes[21]
Name in native language
John Vlissides[23]
🏷️ Also known as
en John Matthew Vlissides en John Vlissides de John Matthew Vlissides de Vlissides ja ジョン・ブリシディース ru Влисидис, Джон ru Джон Влисидис sv Vlissides uk Джон Вліссідес
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ACM Digital Library author ID
81100247410
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IEEE Xplore author ID
144924221
IdRef ID
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J9U entity ID
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NDL Authority ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Korea ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
154987565
Open Library ID
OL225901A
Prabook ID
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SHARE Catalogue author ID
65850
Semantic Scholar author ID
1781083
WorldCat Entities ID
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Summary

John Vlissides was born on August 2, 1961[1], in Washington, D.C.[2]. He died on November 24, 2005[3], in Westchester County[4]. He worked as a computer scientist[5], engineer[6], writer[7], and software developer[8].

Why It Matters

Works attributed to him include Design Patterns[24], a written work[25], written by Erich Gamma[26].

FAQs

Where was John Vlissides born?

John Vlissides was born in Washington, D.C.[2].

Where did John Vlissides die?

John Vlissides died in Westchester County[4].

What did John Vlissides do for work?

John Vlissides worked as a computer scientist[5], engineer[6], writer[7], and software developer[8].

Where did John Vlissides go to school?

John Vlissides was educated at Stanford University[13] and University of Virginia[14].

What awards did John Vlissides receive?

Honors received include Dahl–Nygaard Prize[15] and Programming Languages Achievement Award[16].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Find a Grave. de.findagrave.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . Find a Grave. washingtonpost.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 4w ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    ACM Digital Library author ID → 81100247410
    BookBrainz author ID → 57cb56e2-1919-4e16-9015-ee2ead685eb7
    Semantic Scholar author ID → 1781083
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  2. 18w ago · Desaccointier · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    IEEE Xplore author ID → 144924221
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  3. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    NUKAT ID → n2004036227
    GND ID → 173204414
    DDB person (GND) ID → 173204414
    Date of birth → August 2, 1961
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