Memorial Page for Marvin Minsky
American cognitive scientist
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August 9th, 2026
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Marvin Minsky (* August 9, 1927 in New York City; † January 24, 2016 in Boston) was an american cognitive scientist. He was 88 years old. He was married to Gloria Minsky. His education included Harvard University, Princeton University, Ethical Culture Fieldston School, Phillips Academy, Bronx High School of Science and Harvard College. His faith was atheism. He received 10 awards, including Turing Award, Japan Prize. His cause of death was cerebral hemorrhage.
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15 EventsBorn in New York City, New York
1927Harvard University
1946Bachelor of Arts · until 1950
Princeton University
1951Doctor of Philosophy · until 1954
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1958until 2016
Turing Award
1969Japan Prize
1990AAAI Fellow
1990IJCAI Award for Research Excellence
1991Computer Pioneer Award
1995Benjamin Franklin Medal
2001R. W. Wood Prize
2001Computer History Museum Fellow
2006BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award
2013Dan David Prize
2014Died in Boston, Suffolk County (cerebral hemorrhage)
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Marvin Minsky. Forever remembered.