John L. Hennessy

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American academic administrator computer scientist electrical engineer human university president

John L. Hennessy is an American computer scientist and academic leader, former president of Stanford University, and a pioneer in RISC processor architecture.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American → academic administrator → computer scientist → electrical engineer → human → university president →
academicDegree	Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering → Master of Science in Computer Science → PhD in Computer Science →
almaMater	Stony Brook University → Villanova University →
awardReceived	ACM A.M. Turing Award → ACM-IEEE Eckert-Mauchly Award → BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Information and Communication Technologies → Benjamin Garver Lamme Award → IEEE John von Neumann Medal → IEEE Medal of Honor →
birthDate	1952-09-22 →
birthPlace	Huntington, New York, United States →
boardMemberOf	Alphabet Inc. →
coAuthor	David A. Patterson →
coFounded	MIPS Computer Systems →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
educatedAt	Stony Brook University → Villanova University →
employer	Stanford University →
endTime	2016-08-31 →
familyName	Hennessy →
fieldOfWork	computer architecture → computer science → electrical engineering →
founded	MIPS Computer Systems →
givenName	John →
honorificTitle	Fellow of the ACM → Fellow of the IEEE →
knownFor	MIPS architecture → RISC architecture → co-authoring the textbook "Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach" →
languageSpoken	English →
memberOf	American Academy of Arts and Sciences → Association for Computing Machinery → Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers → National Academy of Engineering → National Academy of Sciences →
name	John L. Hennessy →
notableStudent	Kunle Olukotun →
notableWork	"Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach" → "Computer Organization and Design" →
officeHeld	President of Stanford University →
positionHeld	Chairman of Alphabet Inc. → Dean of the Stanford School of Engineering → President of Stanford University → Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Stanford University → Provost of Stanford University →
researchInterest	high-performance computing → microprocessor design → reduced instruction set computing →
startTime	2000-09-01 →
workInstitution	Stanford University →

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Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Alphabet Inc. →	chairperson
SGI ("John Hennessy") →	foundedBy
American Council on Education Distinguished Service Award →	hasRecipient
John L. Hennessy →	name