Paul Desmond

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5 total works indexed

1. Nonparametric Estimation from Incomplete Observations

   · 1958 · cited 70,570x

2. “Mini-mental state”

   · 1975 · cited 67,716x

3. CLUSTAL W: improving the sensitivity of progressive multiple sequence alignment through sequence weighting, position-specific gap penalties and weight matrix choice

   · 1994 · cited 51,833x

4. Research electronic data capture (REDCap)—A metadata-driven methodology and workflow process for providing translational research informatics support

   · 2009 · cited 45,419x

5. Cytoscape: A Software Environment for Integrated Models of Biomolecular Interaction Networks

   · 2003 · cited 44,683x

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Quotes

• “I could only write at the beach, and I kept getting sand in my typewriter.”
• “I hate the way he writes. I kind of love the way he lives, though.”
• “I have won several prizes as the world’s slowest alto player, as well as a special award in 1961 for quietness.”
• “I think I had it in the back of my mind that I wanted to sound like a dry martini.”
• “I tried practicing for a few weeks and ended up playing too fast.”
• “I was unfashionable before anyone knew who I was.”

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Key dates

Born

25 November 1924

Died

30 May 1977

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Paul

Gender

male

Citizenship

United States

Place of birth

San Francisco

Place of death

New York City

Occupation

musician

Languages spoken

English language

Genre

jazz

Instrument

alto saxophone

Record label

RCA Records

Conflict

World War II

Military branch

United States Army

Official website

puredesmond.ca

Image

Paul Desmond from Carl Van Vechten collection.png

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