Nils John Nilsson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Nils John Nilsson

American computer scientist and AI researcher

Date of Birth: 06-Feb-1933

Place of Birth: Saginaw, Michigan, United States

Date of Death: 23-Apr-2019

Profession: engineer, artificial intelligence researcher

Nationality: United States, France

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Nils John Nilsson (February 6, 1933 – April 23, 2019) was an American computer scientist.
He was one of the founding researchers in the discipline of artificial intelligence.
He was the first Kumagai Professor of Engineering in computer science at Stanford University from 1991 until his retirement.
He is particularly known for his contributions to search, planning, knowledge representation, and robotics.