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Donald Knuth

Donald Knuth

American computer scientist

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Is a
Academic
Academic
Person
Person
Also Known As
Donald Ervin Knuth
Author of
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Selected papers on fun and games
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Selected Papers on Discrete Mathematics
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Puzzle Box Volume 2
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Der begriff der sünde bei Philon von Alexandria
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Art of Computer Programming, Volume 2
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Art of Computer Programming : Volume 1
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Computers & Typesetting, Volume A
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Art of Computer Programming : Volume 3, the
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The TeXbook
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The Metafontbook
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Awards Received
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IEEE John von Neumann Medal
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National Medal of Science
National Medal of Science
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1974 Turing Award
Citizenship
United States
United States
Creator of
TeX
TeX
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Birthdate
January 10, 1938
Doctoral Advisor
Marshall Hall (mathematician)
Marshall Hall (mathematician)
Doctoral Students
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Christopher van Wyk
Leonidas J. Guibas
Leonidas J. Guibas
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Michael Fredman
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Bruce Baumgart
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Ashok Subramanian
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Robert Sedgewick (computer scientist)
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Scott Kim
Vaughan Pratt
Vaughan Pratt
Jeffrey Vitter
Jeffrey Vitter
Andrei Broder
Andrei Broder
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Educated at
Milwaukee Lutheran High School
Milwaukee Lutheran High School
Case Western Reserve University
Case Western Reserve University
California Institute of Technology
California Institute of Technology
Founder of
TeX
TeX
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Google Scholar ID
t0yrrzQAAAAJ
ISNI
000000012119421X
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Location
United States
United States
Notable Work
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Literate programming
Computer Modern
Computer Modern
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CWEB
Metafont
Metafont
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The Art of Computer Programming
TeX
TeX
Occupation
Engineer
Engineer
Programmer
Programmer
Author
Author
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Scientist
Scientist
Computer scientist
Computer scientist
Mathematician
Mathematician
Writer
Writer
Academic
Academic
Open Library ID
OL229501A
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Birthplace
Milwaukee
Milwaukee
VIAF
7466303
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Official Website
www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~...th
Wikidata ID
Q17457

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