Mike Lesk

American computer scientist
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Mike Lesk

Summary

Mike Lesk is a human[1]. His place of birth was United States[2]. He was born on January 1, 1945[3]. He worked as a computer scientist[4] and university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (89 views/month, #7,285 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Mike Lesk was born in United States[2].
  • Mike Lesk was born on January 1, 1945[3].
  • Mike Lesk held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Mike Lesk worked as a computer scientist[4].
  • Mike Lesk's professions included university teacher[5].
  • Mike Lesk's field of work was informatics[8].
  • Mike Lesk's field of work was library science[9].
  • Mike Lesk's field of work was digital library[10].
  • Mike Lesk's field of work was digitization[11].
  • Mike Lesk's field of work was information system[12].
  • Mike Lesk's field of work was physics[13].
  • Mike Lesk was employed by Rutgers University[14].
  • Mike Lesk's education included a stint at Harvard University[15].
  • Mike Lesk's education included a stint at Harvard College[16].
  • Mike Lesk received the ACM Fellow[17].
  • Mike Lesk was a member of National Academy of Engineering[18].
  • Mike Lesk was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[19].
  • Mike Lesk is recorded as male[20].
  • Mike Lesk's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Mike Lesk's given name is recorded as Mike[22].
  • Mike Lesk's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[23].
  • Mike Lesk's start of work period is recorded as 1960[24].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in United States[2], Mike Lesk… he was born on January 1, 1945[3].

Education

Educated at Harvard University[15], a private university[25], in United States[26], founded in 1636[27], headquartered in Cambridge[28] and Harvard College[16], a college[29], in United States[30], founded in 1636[31].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[4] and university teacher[5]. Fields of work include informatics[8], an academic major[32], founded in 1957[33]; library science[9], an academic discipline[34]; digital library[10], a type of library[35]; digitization[11], a type of process[36]; information system[12], a type of system[37]; and physics[13], a branch of science[38]. Among Mike Lesk's employers was Rutgers University[14].

Recognition

Mike Lesk received the ACM Fellow[17].

Why It Matters

Mike Lesk ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (89 views/month, #7,285 of 1,000,298).[6] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

FAQs

Where was Mike Lesk born?

Mike Lesk was born in United States[2].

What did Mike Lesk do for work?

Mike Lesk worked as computer scientist[4] and university teacher[5].

Where did Mike Lesk go to school?

Mike Lesk was educated at Harvard University[15] and Harvard College[16].

What awards did Mike Lesk receive?

Honors received include ACM Fellow[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . awards.acm.org. Retrieved . awards.acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . nae.edu. Retrieved . nae.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . awards.acm.org. Retrieved . awards.acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . Personal Authority Wikibase of the Czech Republic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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