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Herbert A. Simon

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Herbert Alexander Simon was an American scholar whose work influenced the fields of computer science, economics, and cognitive psychology. Simon and Allen Newell received the ACM Turing Award in 1975. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Birth Year
1916 1
Birth Date
1916-06-15 1
Death Year
2001 1
Death Date
2001-02-09 1
Nationality
American 1
Award
Harold Pender Award 2
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honorary doctorate from the University of Montpellier-III 2
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Honorary Fellow of the British Psychological Society 2
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Josiah Willard Gibbs Lectureship 2
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William James Fellow Award 2
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APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Psychology 2
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Turing Award 2
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ACM Fellow 2
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AAAI Fellow 2
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John Gaus Award 2
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APA Award for Outstanding Lifetime Contributions to Psychology 2
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Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2
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John von Neumann Theory Prize 2
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Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 2
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IJCAI Award for Research Excellence 2
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Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association 2
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Fellow of the Econometric Society 2
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National Medal of Science 2
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William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement 2
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In Field

Artificial Intelligence, Fields
Source Wikipedia: Herbert A. Simon

Invented

IPL (Information Processing Language), Programming Languages
Source Information Processing Language (Wikipedia)

Long-Form Articles

Bounded Rationality and the Case Against Perfectly Rational Decisions, Articles
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Nationality

United States

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Herbert Alexander Simon (June 15, 1916 – February 9, 2001) was an American scholar whose work influenced the fields of computer science, economics, and cognitive psychology.
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1. Wikipedia: Herbert A. Simon
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    Herbert Alexander Simon (June 15, 1916 - February 9, 2001) was an American scholar whose work influenced the fields of computer science, economics, and cognitive psychology.
  • Infobox, Born
    June 15, 1916
  • Infobox, Died
    February 9, 2001
  • Lead section, first sentence
    Herbert Alexander Simon (June 15, 1916 - February 9, 2001) was an American scholar whose work influenced the fields of computer science, economics, and cognitive psychology.
  • In Field: Artificial Intelligence, Infobox field and known_for, lead paragraph
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2. Herbert A. Simon (Wikidata)
  • Wikidata P166: Harold Pender Award
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Harold Pender Award.
  • Wikidata P166: honorary doctorate from the University of Montpellier-III
    Wikidata P166 (award received): honorary doctorate from the University of Montpellier-III.
  • Wikidata P166: Honorary Fellow of the British Psychological Society
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Honorary Fellow of the British Psychological Society.
  • Wikidata P166: Josiah Willard Gibbs Lectureship
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Josiah Willard Gibbs Lectureship.
  • Wikidata P166: William James Fellow Award
    Wikidata P166 (award received): William James Fellow Award.
  • Wikidata P166: APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Psychology
    Wikidata P166 (award received): APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Psychology.
  • Wikidata P166: Turing Award
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Turing Award.
  • Wikidata P166: ACM Fellow
    Wikidata P166 (award received): ACM Fellow.
  • Wikidata P166: AAAI Fellow
    Wikidata P166 (award received): AAAI Fellow.
  • Wikidata P166: John Gaus Award
    Wikidata P166 (award received): John Gaus Award.
  • Wikidata P166: APA Award for Outstanding Lifetime Contributions to Psychology
    Wikidata P166 (award received): APA Award for Outstanding Lifetime Contributions to Psychology.
  • Wikidata P166: Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel.
  • Wikidata P166: John von Neumann Theory Prize
    Wikidata P166 (award received): John von Neumann Theory Prize.
  • Wikidata P166: Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
  • Wikidata P166: IJCAI Award for Research Excellence
    Wikidata P166 (award received): IJCAI Award for Research Excellence.
  • Wikidata P166: Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association.
  • Wikidata P166: Fellow of the Econometric Society
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Fellow of the Econometric Society.
  • Wikidata P166: National Medal of Science
    Wikidata P166 (award received): National Medal of Science.
  • Wikidata P166: William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement
    Wikidata P166 (award received): William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement.
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Information Processing Language (Wikipedia)
Invented: IPL (Information Processing Language), Infobox: designer
Quote, Invented: IPL (Information Processing Language), Infobox: designer
Allen Newell, Cliff Shaw, Herbert A. Simon
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