Robert Sedgewick

American computer scientist
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Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
December 20, 1946
Place of birth
United States
Country of citizenship
United States[7]
Field of work
computer science[8]
Official website
www.cs.princeton.edu
Doctoral advisor
Donald Knuth[13]
Doctoral student
Mordecai Golin, Mark A. Weiss, Sarantos Kapidakis, Russel W. Schaffer, Marc H. Brown[18][19][20][21][22]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English
Academic degree
doctorate[23]
Family name
Sedgewick[24]
Given name
Robert
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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CiNii Research ID
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MR Author ID
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Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
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NDL Authority ID
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NLA Trove people ID
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NNDB people ID
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NSK (VIAF) ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Greece ID
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National Library of Korea ID
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Open Library ID
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Quora topic ID
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RERO ID (legacy)
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SBN author ID
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SHARE Catalogue author ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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Scopus author ID
56559911600
UOM ID
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University of Barcelona authority ID
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Summary

Robert Sedgewick's place of birth was United States[1]. He was born on December 20, 1946[2]. He worked as a computer scientist[3], programmer[4], writer[5], and university teacher[6].

Body

Education

Educated at Stanford University[11], a private university[25], in United States[26], founded in 1885[27], headquartered in Stanford[28] and Wheaton High School[12], a high school[29], in United States[30], founded in 1954[31].

Career and Affiliations

Employers include Brown University[9], a private university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1765[34], headquartered in Providence[35] and Princeton University[10], a private university[36], in United States[37], founded in 1746[38], headquartered in Princeton[39]. Doctoral students include Mordecai Golin[18], a computer scientist[40]; Mark A. Weiss[19]; Sarantos Kapidakis[20], a university teacher[41], of Greece[42], specialised in library and information science[43]; Russel W. Schaffer[21]; and Marc H. Brown[22], a computer scientist[44].

Recognition

Awards received include ACM Fellow[14], a fellowship award[45], in United States[46] and Steele Prize for Mathematical Exposition[15], a class of award[47].

Why It Matters

His notable doctoral advisees include Marc H. Brown[48], a computer scientist[49] and Mordecai Golin[50], a computer scientist[51].

FAQs

Where was Robert Sedgewick born?

Born in United States[1].

What did Robert Sedgewick do for work?

Robert Sedgewick worked as computer scientist[3], programmer[4], writer[5], and university teacher[6].

Where did Robert Sedgewick go to school?

Robert Sedgewick was educated at Stanford University[11] and Wheaton High School[12].

What awards did Robert Sedgewick receive?

Honors received include ACM Fellow[14] and Steele Prize for Mathematical Exposition[15].

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