Luis von Ahn

Summary

Luis von Ahn is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Guatemala City^[2]. He was born on +1978-08-19T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a computer scientist^[4] and university teacher^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (248 views/month, #7,053 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Born in Guatemala City^[2], Luis von Ahn…
• Luis von Ahn was born on +1978-08-19T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Luis von Ahn held citizenship in Guatemala^[7].
• Luis von Ahn's professions included computer scientist^[4].
• Luis von Ahn worked as a university teacher^[5].
• Luis von Ahn held the position of chief executive officer^[8].
• Among Luis von Ahn's employers was Carnegie Mellon University^[9].
• Among Luis von Ahn's employers was Duolingo^[10].
• Among Luis von Ahn's employers was Carnegie Mellon University^[11].
• Luis von Ahn's education included a stint at American School of Guatemala^[12].
• Luis von Ahn's education included a stint at scholarship^[13].
• Luis von Ahn's doctoral advisor was Manuel Blum^[14].
• A notable work attributed to Luis von Ahn is reCAPTCHA^[15].
• A notable work attributed to Luis von Ahn is Duolingo^[16].
• Luis von Ahn received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers^[17].
• Luis von Ahn received the Innovators Under 35^[18].
• Luis von Ahn received the Lemelson–MIT Prize^[19].
• Luis von Ahn received the Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award^[20].
• Luis von Ahn received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers^[21].
• Luis von Ahn received the Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering^[22].
• Luis von Ahn's image is recorded as Wikimania 2015 - Day 2 (18) (cropped).jpg^[23].
• Luis von Ahn is recorded as male^[24].
• Luis von Ahn's instance of is recorded as human^[25].
• Luis von Ahn supervised Severin Guey as a doctoral student^[26].
• Luis von Ahn supervised Brendan Meeder as a doctoral student^[27].

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Origins and Family

Luis von Ahn's place of birth was Guatemala City^[2]. He was born on +1978-08-19T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at American School of Guatemala^[12], a school^[28], in Guatemala^[29] and scholarship^[13], a gift^[30]. Luis von Ahn's doctoral advisor was Manuel Blum^[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist^[4] and university teacher^[5]. Employers include Carnegie Mellon University^[9], a private university^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1900^[33], headquartered in Pittsburgh^[34] and Duolingo^[10], a website^[35]. Luis von Ahn held the position of chief executive officer^[8]. Doctoral students include Severin Guey^[26], a computer scientist^[36], b. 1984^[37], of Switzerland^[38]; Brendan Meeder^[27]; and Edith Law^[39].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include reCAPTCHA^[15] and Duolingo^[16].

Recognition

Awards received include Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers^[17], an early career award^[40]; Innovators Under 35^[18], a group of awards^[41], in United States^[42], founded in 1999^[43]; Lemelson–MIT Prize^[19], a science award^[44]; Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award^[20], a group of awards^[45], founded in 1983^[46]; Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering^[22], a fellowship grant^[47], in United States^[48], founded in 1988^[49]; and National Inventors Hall of Fame^[50], a hall of fame^[51], in United States^[52], founded in 1973^[53], headquartered in North Canton^[54].

Why It Matters

Luis von Ahn ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (248 views/month, #7,053 of 1,000,298).^[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[55] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[56]

His notable doctoral advisees include Severin Hacker^[57], a computer scientist^[58], b. 1984^[59], of Switzerland^[60] and Edith Law^[61], a computer scientist^[62].

FAQs

Where was Luis von Ahn born?

Luis von Ahn's place of birth was Guatemala City^[2].

What did Luis von Ahn do for work?

Luis von Ahn worked as computer scientist^[4] and university teacher^[5].

Where did Luis von Ahn go to school?

Luis von Ahn was educated at American School of Guatemala^[12] and scholarship^[13].

What awards did Luis von Ahn receive?

Honors received include Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers^[17], Innovators Under 35^[18], Lemelson–MIT Prize^[19], and Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award^[20].