Richard E. Stearns

Summary

Richard E. Stearns is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Caldwell^[2]. He was born on July 5, 1936^[3]. He passed away in Ann Arbor^[4]. He died on August 29, 2026^[5]. He worked as a computer scientist^[6], engineer^[7], university teacher^[8], editor^[9], and mathematician^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,388 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Richard E. Stearns's place of birth was Caldwell^[2].
• Richard E. Stearns passed away in Ann Arbor^[4].
• Richard E. Stearns was born on July 5, 1936^[3].
• Richard E. Stearns died on August 29, 2026^[5].
• Richard E. Stearns held citizenship in United States^[12].
• Richard E. Stearns worked as a computer scientist^[6].
• Richard E. Stearns's professions included engineer^[7].
• Richard E. Stearns's professions included university teacher^[8].
• Richard E. Stearns worked as an editor^[9].
• Richard E. Stearns worked as a mathematician^[10].
• Richard E. Stearns's field of work was computer science^[13].
• Richard E. Stearns's field of work was mathematics^[14].
• Richard E. Stearns's field of work was computational complexity theory^[15].
• Richard E. Stearns was employed by State University of New York at Albany^[16].
• Richard E. Stearns was employed by New York University^[17].
• Richard E. Stearns was employed by General Electric^[18].
• Richard E. Stearns was educated at Princeton University^[19].
• Richard E. Stearns was educated at Carleton College^[20].
• Richard E. Stearns's doctoral advisor was Harold W. Kuhn^[21].
• Richard E. Stearns received the Turing Award^[22].
• Richard E. Stearns received the Frederick W. Lanchester Prize^[23].
• Richard E. Stearns received the ACM Fellow^[24].
• Richard E. Stearns received the distinguished professor^[25].
• Richard E. Stearns was a member of Association for Computing Machinery^[26].
• Richard E. Stearns is recorded as male^[27].

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Origins and Family

Richard E. Stearns was born in Caldwell^[2]. He was born on July 5, 1936^[3].

Education

Educated at Princeton University^[19], a private university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1746^[30], headquartered in Princeton^[31] and Carleton College^[20], a liberal arts college^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1866^[34], headquartered in Northfield^[35]. Richard E. Stearns's doctoral advisor was Harold W. Kuhn^[21].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist^[6], engineer^[7], university teacher^[8], editor^[9], and mathematician^[10]. Fields of work include computer science^[13], an academic discipline^[36]; mathematics^[14], an academic discipline^[37]; and computational complexity theory^[15], an academic discipline^[38]. Employers include State University of New York at Albany^[16], a public university^[39], in United States^[40], founded in 1844^[41], headquartered in Albany^[42]; New York University^[17], a private university^[43], in United States^[44], founded in 1831^[45], headquartered in New York City^[46]; and General Electric^[18], a business^[47], in United States^[48], founded in 1892^[49], headquartered in Boston^[50]. Richard E. Stearns supervised Madhav Marathe as a doctoral student^[51].

Recognition

Awards received include Turing Award^[22], a science award^[52], in United States^[53], founded in 1966^[54]; Frederick W. Lanchester Prize^[23], an award^[55], in United States^[56], founded in 1954^[57]; ACM Fellow^[24], a fellowship award^[58], in United States^[59]; and distinguished professor^[25], a position^[60].

Death and Burial

Richard E. Stearns died on August 29, 2026^[5]. He passed away in Ann Arbor^[4].

Why It Matters

Richard E. Stearns ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,388 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[61] He is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[62]

FAQs

Where was Richard E. Stearns born?

Born in Caldwell^[2], Richard E. Stearns…

Where did Richard E. Stearns die?

Richard E. Stearns died in Ann Arbor^[4].

What did Richard E. Stearns do for work?

Richard E. Stearns worked as computer scientist^[6], engineer^[7], university teacher^[8], editor^[9], and mathematician^[10].

Where did Richard E. Stearns go to school?

Richard E. Stearns was educated at Princeton University^[19] and Carleton College^[20].

What awards did Richard E. Stearns receive?

Honors received include Turing Award^[22], Frederick W. Lanchester Prize^[23], ACM Fellow^[24], and distinguished professor^[25].