Peter Norvig

American computer scientist
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Peter Norvig

Summary

Peter Norvig is a human[1]. He was born on +1956-12-05T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a computer scientist[3] and artificial intelligence researcher[4]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (124 views/month, #7,177 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Peter Norvig was born on +1956-12-05T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Peter Norvig was born on +1956-12-14T00:00:00Z[6].
  • Peter Norvig held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Peter Norvig's professions included computer scientist[3].
  • Peter Norvig's professions included artificial intelligence researcher[4].
  • Peter Norvig's field of work was computer[8].
  • Among Peter Norvig's employers was Google[9].
  • Peter Norvig's doctoral advisor was Robert Wilensky[10].
  • A notable work attributed to Peter Norvig is Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach[11].
  • Peter Norvig received the AAAI Fellow[12].
  • Peter Norvig received the ACM Fellow[13].
  • Peter Norvig was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[14].
  • Peter Norvig was a member of Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence[15].
  • Peter Norvig was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[16].
  • Peter Norvig's image is recorded as Peter Norvig 2000 (1).jpg[17].
  • Peter Norvig's image is recorded as Peter Norvig in 2019.jpg[18].
  • Peter Norvig is recorded as male[19].
  • Peter Norvig's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Peter Norvig's signature is recorded as Peter Norvig signature.png[21].
  • Peter Norvig's ISNI is recorded as 0000000121420395[22].
  • Peter Norvig's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 85294319[23].
  • Peter Norvig's GND ID is recorded as 135811465[24].
  • Peter Norvig's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n90615806[25].
  • Peter Norvig's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 137436678[26].
  • Peter Norvig's IdRef ID is recorded as 066941113[27].

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Origins and Family

Recorded date of birth include +1956-12-05T00:00:00Z[2] and +1956-12-14T00:00:00Z[6].

Education

Peter Norvig's doctoral advisor was Robert Wilensky[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[3] and artificial intelligence researcher[4]. Peter Norvig's field of work was computer[8]. Among his employers was Google[9].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Peter Norvig is Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach[11].

Recognition

Awards received include AAAI Fellow[12], a science award[28], in United States[29] and ACM Fellow[13], a fellowship award[30].

Why It Matters

Peter Norvig ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (124 views/month, #7,177 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Works attributed to him include Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach[33], a textbook[34], written by Stuart J. Russell[35].

FAQs

What did Peter Norvig do for work?

Peter Norvig worked as computer scientist[3] and artificial intelligence researcher[4].

What awards did Peter Norvig receive?

Honors received include AAAI Fellow[12] and ACM Fellow[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [17] . wikidata.org.
  2. [18] . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [20] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . norvig.com. Retrieved . norvig.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [21] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . aaai.org. aaai.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . acm.org. Retrieved . acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [10] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [22] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  15. [23] . wikidata.org.
  16. [24] . wikidata.org.
  17. [25] . wikidata.org.
  18. [26] . wikidata.org.
  19. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [14] . wikidata.org.
  21. [15] . wikidata.org.
  22. [16] . acm.org. Retrieved . acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [6] . wikidata.org.
  25. [11] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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