Thomas Dean

American computer scientist (Ph.D. Yale University 1986)
Person human Q33037407
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Thomas Dean

Summary

Thomas Dean is a human[1]. He was born on November 2, 1950[2]. He worked as a university teacher[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Thomas Dean was born on November 2, 1950[2].
  • Thomas Dean worked as a university teacher[3].
  • Thomas Dean was employed by Brown University[5].
  • Thomas Dean was educated at Yale University[6].
  • Thomas Dean's doctoral advisor was Drew McDermott[7].
  • Thomas Dean received the AAAI Fellow[8].
  • Thomas Dean received the ACM Fellow[9].
  • Thomas Dean was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[10].
  • Thomas Dean is recorded as male[11].
  • Thomas Dean's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Thomas Dean supervised Kee-Eung Kim as a doctoral student[13].
  • Thomas Dean supervised Kathryn E. Sanders as a doctoral student[14].
  • Thomas Dean supervised Joel Young as a doctoral student[15].
  • Thomas Dean's Commons category is recorded as Thomas Dean (computer scientist)[16].
  • Thomas Dean's family name is recorded as Dean[17].
  • Thomas Dean's given name is recorded as Thomas[18].

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Origins and Family

Thomas Dean was born on November 2, 1950[2].

Education

Thomas Dean's education included a stint at Yale University[6]. His doctoral advisor was Drew McDermott[7].

Career and Affiliations

Thomas Dean's professions included university teacher[3]. He was employed by Brown University[5]. Doctoral students include Kee-Eung Kim[13], an artificial intelligence researcher[19], b. 1974[20], of South Korea[21]; Kathryn E. Sanders[14]; and Joel Young[15].

Recognition

Awards received include AAAI Fellow[8], a science award[22], in United States[23] and ACM Fellow[9], a fellowship award[24].

Why It Matters

Thomas Dean ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[4]

FAQs

What did Thomas Dean do for work?

Thomas Dean worked as university teacher[3].

Where did Thomas Dean go to school?

Thomas Dean was educated at Yale University[6].

What awards did Thomas Dean receive?

Honors received include AAAI Fellow[8] and ACM Fellow[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . aaai.org. aaai.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . acm.org. Retrieved . acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] . acm.org. Retrieved . acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [2] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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