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John George Kemeny

Kemény János György

Jewish-Hungarian American mathematician, computer scientist, educator, and President of Dartmouth College.

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Country of Citizenship

Hungary
United States

Place of Birth

Budapest

Place of Death

Hanover
Etna

Occupation

Mathematician
Computer Scientist
University Teacher
Economist
University President
Educator

Date of Birth

5/31/1926

Date of Death

12/26/1992

Instance Of

Human

Educated At

Princeton University
(1945 - 1949)
Academic Degree
:
Doctorate
End Time
: 1949
Start Time
: 1945
George Washington Educational Campus
(1940 - 1945)
End Time
: 1945
Start Time
: 1940

Given Name

János
Series Ordinal
:1
John
Series Ordinal
:1
György
Series Ordinal
:2
George
Series Ordinal
:2

Doctoral Advisor

Alonzo Church

Participant In

Manhattan Project

Member Of

American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Award Received

Computer Pioneer Award
(1985)
Point in Time
: 1985

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Employer

Dartmouth College
(1953 - 1992)
End Time
: 1992
Start Time
: 1953
Manhattan Project
(1946 - 1946)
End Time
: 1946
Start Time
: 1946
Princeton University
(1947 - 1953)
End Time
: 1953
Start Time
: 1947

Languages Spoken, Written or Signed

English

Family Name

Kemény

Birth Name

Kemény János György

Sex or Gender

Male

Name

John Kemeny
Kemény János

Notable Work

Symbolic Instruction Code
Kemeny's Constant
Report of the President's Commission on the Accident at Three Mile Island : The Need for Change : The Legacy of TMI / United States. - 1979

Described by Source

Biographical Dictionary of Modern American Educators

Name in Native Language

Kemény János György

Place of Burial

Dartmouth College Cemetery
Coordinate Location
: 43.7041°N 72.2916°W

Manner of Death

Natural Causes
Cause of Death
:
Cardiovascular Disease

Ethnic Group

Jewish People

Academic Thesis

Type-Theory Vs. Set-Theory
URL
:bug2: http://wikiba.se/ontology#Url
Publication Date
: 1949

Position Held

Chairperson
(1970 - 1981)
Replaces
:
John Sloan Dickey
Replaced By
:
David T. McLaughlin
Organization Directed by the Office or Position
:
Dartmouth College
End Time
: 1981
Start Time
: 1970
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