Peter Norvig

American computer scientist
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Peter Norvig

Summary

Peter Norvig is a human[1]. He was born on December 5, 1956[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 (382 views/month, #7,177 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Peter Norvig was born on December 5, 1956[2].
  • Peter Norvig was born on December 14, 1956[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 is recorded as male[17].
  • Peter Norvig's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Peter Norvig's Commons category is recorded as Peter Norvig[19].
  • Peter Norvig's family name is recorded as Norvig[20].
  • Peter Norvig's given name is recorded as Peter[21].
  • Peter Norvig's official website is recorded as https://www.norvig.com/[22].
  • Peter Norvig's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[23].

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Origins and Family

Recorded date of birth include December 5, 1956[2] and December 14, 1956[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[24], in United States[25] and ACM Fellow[13], a fellowship award[26].

Why It Matters

Peter Norvig ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (382 views/month, #7,177 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

Works attributed to him include Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach[29], a textbook[30], written by Stuart J. Russell[31].

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

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [29] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . 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. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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