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David Cheriton

Also Known As David Ross Cheriton · David R. Cheriton
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David Ross Cheriton (born March 29, 1951) is a Canadian computer scientist, businessman, philanthropist and venture capitalist. He is a computer science professor at Stanford University, where he founded and leads the Distributed Systems Group. A distributed computing and networking expert, he has founded and invested in major technology companies including Google, as an early angel investor, VMware and Arista Networks. He received the ACM SIGCOMM Award in 2003.

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Birth Year
1951 1
Birth Date
1951-03-29 1
Award
SIGCOMM Award 1
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Source Wikidata: V operating system
Additional Source Wikipedia: V (operating system)Infobox: developer
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1. Wikidata: David Cheriton
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  • Wikidata Q5232332 P569 (date of birth)
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Wikipedia: V (operating system)
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David Cheriton
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David Cheriton (Wikipedia)
In Field: Distributed Computing, Lead
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He is a computer science professor at Stanford University, where he founded and leads the Distributed Systems Group.
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