Walter Bender

American software programmer
Person human Q7964286
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Walter Bender

Summary

Walter Bender is a human[1]. He was born in Boston[2]. He was born on +1956-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as an engineer[4] and researcher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Walter Bender was born in Boston[2].
  • Walter Bender was born on +1956-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Walter Bender held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Walter Bender worked as an engineer[4].
  • Walter Bender worked as a researcher[5].
  • Among Walter Bender's employers was Massachusetts Institute of Technology[8].
  • Walter Bender was educated at Harvard University[9].
  • Walter Bender was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[10].
  • Walter Bender's image is recorded as Walter Bender in 2011.jpg[11].
  • Walter Bender is recorded as male[12].
  • Walter Bender's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Walter Bender supervised Håkon Wium Lie as a doctoral student[14].
  • Walter Bender's ISNI is recorded as 0000000107662814[15].
  • Walter Bender's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 160360933[16].
  • Walter Bender's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2010187967[17].
  • Walter Bender's Union List of Artist Names ID is recorded as 500472789[18].
  • Walter Bender's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 001172666[19].
  • Walter Bender's ORCID iD is recorded as 0000-0003-1555-8560[20].
  • Walter Bender's website account on is recorded as Sugar Labs[21].
  • Walter Bender's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/095trh[22].
  • Walter Bender's family name is recorded as Bender[23].
  • Walter Bender's given name is recorded as Walter[24].
  • Walter Bender's official website is recorded as https://web.media.mit.edu/~walter/[25].
  • Walter Bender's ACM Digital Library author ID is recorded as 81100458252[26].
  • Walter Bender's Scopus author ID is recorded as 7102910201[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Walter Bender was born in Boston[2]. He was born on +1956-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Harvard University[9], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1636[30], headquartered in Cambridge[31] and Massachusetts Institute of Technology[10], a university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1861[34], headquartered in Cambridge[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include engineer[4] and researcher[5]. Among Walter Bender's employers was Massachusetts Institute of Technology[8]. He supervised Håkon Wium Lie as a doctoral student[14].

Why It Matters

Walter Bender ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[6]

His notable doctoral advisees include Håkon Wium Lie[36], a computer scientist[37], b. 1965[38], of Norway[39], awarded the Norsk Form Honours Award[40].

FAQs

Where was Walter Bender born?

Walter Bender was born in Boston[2].

What did Walter Bender do for work?

Walter Bender worked as engineer[4] and researcher[5].

Where did Walter Bender go to school?

Walter Bender was educated at Harvard University[9] and Massachusetts Institute of Technology[10].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [36] . 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. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Walter Bender. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/walter-bender
MLA “Walter Bender.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/walter-bender.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_walter-bender_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Walter Bender}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/walter-bender}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Walter Bender — https://4ort.xyz/entity/walter-bender (retrieved 2026-04-10)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/walter-bender · Last refreshed: