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Larry Page

Also Known As Lawrence Page · Lawrence E. Page · Lawrence Edward "Larry" Page · Lawrence Edward Larry Page · Larry E. Page · L. E. Page
Theory of Computation

Lawrence Edward Page (born March 26, 1973) is an American businessman and computer scientist who co-founded Google with Sergey Brin. He was chief executive officer of Google from 1997 until 2001 and again from 2011 until 2015, when he became CEO of its newly formed parent organization Alphabet Inc., a post he held until December 2019. Page is the co-creator and namesake of PageRank, a search ranking algorithm.

Facts
Birth Year
1973 1
Birth Date
1973-03-26 1
Award
Computer Pioneer Award 1
Award
Marconi Prize 1
Award
Seoul Test of Time Award 1
Award
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 1
Award
Financial Times Person of the Year 1
Larry Page
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PageRank Algorithm

Larry Page
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Credited

PageRank Algorithm, Algorithms
Source PageRank Algorithm (Wikipedia)
Additional Source Wikipedia: PageRankLead

In Field

Algorithms and Complexity Theory, Fields
Source Larry Page (Wikipedia)
Information Retrieval, Fields
Source Larry Page (Wikipedia)

Invented

PageRank, Concepts

Larry Page co-invented the PageRank algorithm with Sergey Brin at Stanford, described in their 1998 paper on the anatomy of a search engine.

PageRank Algorithm, Algorithms
Source PageRank Algorithm (Wikipedia)
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Nationality

United States

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Sources
1. Wikidata: Larry Page
  • Wikidata Q4934, resolved via en.wikipedia pageprops (wave rule R-L)
  • Wikidata Q4934 P569 (date of birth)
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PageRank Algorithm (Wikipedia)
  • Credited: PageRank Algorithm, Lead section
    It is named after both the term "web page" and co-founder Larry Page
  • Invented: PageRank Algorithm, Lead section
    It is named after both the term "web page" and co-founder Larry Page
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Larry Page (Wikipedia)
  • In Field: Algorithms and Complexity Theory, Lead
    Page is the co-creator and namesake of PageRank, a search ranking algorithm for Google for which he received the Marconi Prize in 2004 along with co-writer Brin.
  • In Field: Information Retrieval, Lead
    Page is the co-creator and namesake of PageRank, a search ranking algorithm for Google for which he received the Marconi Prize in 2004 along with co-writer Brin.
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Wikipedia: PageRank
Wikimedia FoundationCredited: PageRank Algorithm, Lead
Quote, Credited: PageRank Algorithm, Lead
It is named after both the term "web page" and co-founder Larry Page.
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