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Alexander G. Fraser

Also Known As A. G. Fraser · Sandy Fraser
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Alexander G. Fraser (June 8, 1937 to June 13, 2022), also known as A. G. Fraser and Sandy Fraser, was a British-American computer scientist and former Chief Scientist of AT&T. At Bell Labs he developed Datakit, a virtual circuit switch for local-area and wide-area networks. He received the ACM SIGCOMM Award in 1992.

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Birth Year
1937 1
Birth Date
1937-06-08 2
Death Year
2022 2
Death Date
2022-06-13 2
Nationality
British-American 2
Award
IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal 1
Award
IEEE Koji Kobayashi Computers and Communications Award 1
Award
Fellow of the British Computer Society 1
Award
SIGCOMM Award 1
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United Kingdom

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1. Wikidata: Alexander G. Fraser
  • Wikidata Q4718914, resolved via en.wikipedia pageprops (wave rule R-L)
  • Wikidata Q4718914 P569 (date of birth)
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2. Wikipedia: Alexander G. Fraser
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