User:Geo Swan/Peter Savich
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Peter Savich | |
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| Nationality | Canada |
| Occupation | computer scientists |
Peter Savich is a Canadian computer scientist, lawyer, and investor.[1]
Savich played basketball on the Preston High School team.[1][2] When it came time to attend University he chose nearby University of Waterloo, where he studied Computer Science and played basketball on the Waterloo Warriors. Savich was recognized as one of the team's best players, and his jersey number, 21, was retired, when he retired from the team -- only the third time a retiring player was honored in this manner. Savich earned a Bachelor of Mathematics in 1985, and his Master in 1987.
Savich attended Stanford Law School in California, earning a law degree in 1992.[3] As one of the top students in his class Savich was entitled to be enrolled in the order of the coif.
In 2002 he became the 8th awardee of the J.W. Graham Medal, named in honor of Wes Graham an early influential Professor of Computer Science at the University of Waterloo, and annually awarded to an influential alumnus of the the University's Faculty of Mathematics.[4]
After founding his own successful software firm Savich joined the Stanford Entrepreneurs Alumni Group.[5]
Savich self-published a memoir, entitled: "Personality and the Brain: A hacker's journey".[6]
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"Peter Savich: Co-founder, Nutch". University of Waterloo. Retrieved 2015-09-25.
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"Peter Savich". Cambridge Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2015-09-25.
In 1986, when Savich's uniform (No. 21) was retired by the university, Savich joined an elite group of three whose uniforms have been retired. Moser was one of them. And Jan Laaniste, a star from the late 1960s, was the other.
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"Stanford Law School presents diplomas, honors". Stanford University News Service. 1991-06-17. Retrieved 2015-09-25.
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"Recipients of the J.W. Graham Medal in Computing & Innovation". University of Waterloo. Retrieved 2015-09-25.
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Kathryn Gorges (2015-04-20). "The Making of an Angel Investor". Stanford Entrepreneurs Alumni Group. Retrieved 2015-09-25.
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Peter Savich. "Personality and the Brain: A hacker's journey". Retrieved 2015-09-25.
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Category:J.W. Graham Medal awardees
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