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John Hennessy
b. 1952Huntington, NYItalian American descendantLiving
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Why Included
Stanford President
Biography
Stanford President; co-invented RISC computer architecture; chairman of Alphabet (Google's parent); Turing Award. Turing Award (2017); co-invented RISC architecture; Stanford President 2000-2016; Alphabet chairman
Notable For
- Stanford President
- co-invented RISC computer architecture
- chairman of Alphabet (Google's parent)
- Turing Award
Honors & Recognition
- Turing Award (2017)
- co-invented RISC architecture
- Stanford President 2000-2016
- Alphabet chairman
Frequently Asked Questions
Is John Hennessy Italian?
Yes — John Hennessy is of Italian heritage with roots in Italian. Stanford President
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Quick Facts
- Field
- Science & Technology
- Specialty
- Computer Science/Academia
- Years
- b. 1952
- Birth Place
- Huntington, NY
- Origin
- Italian American descendant
- Regional Ancestry
- Italian
- Publication Status
- Published
- Ancestry Verification
- Needs Review
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