Ada Lovelace
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Summary
Ada Lovelace was born on December 10, 1815[1], in London[2]. She died on November 27, 1852[3], in Marylebone[4]. She worked as a mathematician[5], programmer[6], poet[7], computer scientist[8], and inventor[9]. She ranks in the top 0.28% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (76,821 views/month, #2,831 of 1,000,298).[10]
Key Facts
- Place of burial: Church of St. Mary Magdalene, Hucknall[11]
- Father: Lord Byron[12]
- Mother: Anne Isabella Byron[13]
- Spouse: William King-Noel, 1st Earl of Lovelace[14]
- Child: Anne Blunt[15], Ralph King-Milbanke, 2nd Earl of Lovelace[16], Byron King-Noel, Viscount Ockham[17]
- Country of citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[18]
- Native language: English[19]
- Ethnic group: English people[20]
- Occupation: translator[21], writer[22], engineer[23]
- Field of work: mathematics[24], computing[25]
- Employer: University of Cambridge[26]
- Influenced by: Charles Babbage[27]
- Sex or gender: female[28]
- Noble title: countess[29]
- Commons category: Ada Lovelace[30]
- Cause of death: uterine cancer[31]
- Honorific prefix: The Right Honourable[32]
- Family name: King[33], Byron[34]
- Given name: Augusta[35], Ada[36]
- Pseudonym: A. A. L.[37]
- Topic's main category: Category:Ada Lovelace[38]
- Commons gallery: Ada Lovelace[39]
- Student of: Mary Somerville[40], Augustus De Morgan[41], William Frend[42]
- Manner of death: natural causes[43]
- Described by source: Forgotten Women: The Scientists[44], Pioneers of Science and Technology[45], Women In Science[46], The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Victorian Women's Writing[47], A historical dictionary of British women[48]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Ada Lovelace include she[49], a microarchitecture[50]; Ada Lovelace Day[51], a recurring event[52], founded in 2009[53]; Ai-Da[54], an android[55], in United Kingdom[56], founded in 2019[57]; Ada Lovelace Award[58], an award[59], in United States[60]; Lovelace Medal[61], a medallion[62], in United Kingdom[63], founded in 1998[64]; Ada Byron Award[65]; 232923 Adalovelace[66]; and Lovelace-Babbage award[67].
Why It Matters
Ada Lovelace has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[68] She is known by 71 alternative names across languages and contexts.[69]
She has been cited as an influence by Charles Babbage[70], a mathematician[71], 1791–1871[72], of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[73], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society[74], specialised in mathematics[75].
Entities named for her include she[49], a microarchitecture[50]; Ada Lovelace Day[51], a recurring event[52], founded in 2009[53]; Ai-Da[54], an android[55], in United Kingdom[56], founded in 2019[57]; Ada Lovelace Award[58], an award[59], in United States[60]; Lovelace Medal[61], a medallion[62], in United Kingdom[63], founded in 1998[64]; and Ada Byron Award[65].
FAQs
Where was Ada Lovelace born?
Ada Lovelace's place of birth was London[2].
Where did Ada Lovelace die?
Ada Lovelace died in Marylebone[4].
Who were Ada Lovelace's parents?
Ada Lovelace's father was Lord Byron[12]. Ada Lovelace's mother was Anne Isabella Byron[13].
Who was Ada Lovelace married to?
Ada Lovelace's spouses include William King-Noel, 1st Earl of Lovelace[14].
What did Ada Lovelace do for work?
Ada Lovelace worked as a mathematician[5], programmer[6], poet[7], computer scientist[8], and inventor[9].
Who did Ada Lovelace influence?
Ada Lovelace has been cited as an influence by Charles Babbage[70].