Robert Fairthorne
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Robert Fairthorne was a British information scientist and mathematician known for his influential work in documentation, information retrieval theory, and the early development of information science as a discipline.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| R. A. Fairthorne | 1 |
| Robert Fairthorne canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
British person
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information scientist ⓘ mathematician ⓘ |
| areaOfActivity |
documentation practice
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library and information studies ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
development of documentation theory
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theoretical foundations of information retrieval ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
documentation
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information retrieval ⓘ information science ⓘ mathematics ⓘ |
| genre | scientific literature ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
information science education
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modern information retrieval theory ⓘ |
| hasRole |
pioneer of information science
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theorist of information retrieval ⓘ |
| influenced |
information retrieval research
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information science ⓘ |
| knownAs |
Robert Fairthorne
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surface form:
R. A. Fairthorne
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| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early development of information science as a discipline
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information retrieval theory ⓘ work in documentation ⓘ |
| occupation |
information scientist
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mathematician ⓘ |
| studied |
formal models of documentation systems
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mathematical aspects of information retrieval ⓘ |
| workFocus |
organization and retrieval of documents
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theoretical analysis of information systems ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
R. A. Fairthorne