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Donald Knuth | |
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| Born | Donald Ervin Knuth January 10, 1938 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
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| Spouse | Nancy Jill Carter |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | See list
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| Scientific career | |
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| Institutions | California Institute of Technology, Stanford University |
| Thesis | Finite Semifields and Projective Planes (1963) |
| Doctoral advisor | Marshall Hall, Jr. |
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| Website | cs |
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