Andrew Donald Booth

British computer scientist (1918-2009)
Person human Q3090592

Facts

25 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[20]
Date of birth
February 11, 1918
Date of death
November 29, 2009
Place of birth
Elmbridge
Place of death
Victoria
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[9]
Birth date
1918-02-11
Death date
2009-11-29
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Languages spoken, written or signed
English
Birth place
Elmbridge
Death place
Victoria
Family name
Booth
Given name
Andrew
Nacsis cat author id
DA03568240
Place of burial
cremation[7]
Viaf id
43082508, 1501158070667008780009
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‎yale lux id
person/cabeedba-82a2-4189-8fe2-bef1bfbaa157
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 37
Library of Congress authority ID
n50045727
GND ID
171984366
ACM Digital Library author ID
81536947956
BIBSYS ID
90204685
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
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CONOR.SI ID
179033699
CONOR.SR ID
16494695
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11850851
CiNii Research ID
1140282266805039104
DBLP author ID
65/5042
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ELNET ID
a12202903
Find a Grave memorial ID
245209743
Freebase ID
/m/0gcxc9
IdRef ID
07506796X
KBR person ID
21003892
MR Author ID
39435
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA03568240
NDL Authority ID
00520173
NL CR AUT ID
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NUKAT ID
n02022023
National Library of Ireland ID
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National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007599261605171, 987007258825605171
National Library of Latvia ID
000138136
National Library of Lithuania ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810628852205606
National Virtual Library of India ID
492589
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
071818170
Prabook ID
2580622
RERO ID (legacy)
A003025001
SBN author ID
SBLV067807
SHARE Catalogue author ID
45071
SNAC ARK ID
w6254jp8
WikiTree person ID
Booth-11283
WorldCat Entities ID
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Summary

Andrew Donald Booth's place of birth was Elmbridge[1]. He was born on February 11, 1918[2]. He passed away in Victoria[3]. He died on November 29, 2009[4]. He worked as a computer scientist[5] and engineer[6].

Body

Education

Educated at University of London[14], a university[21], in United Kingdom[22], founded in 1836[23], headquartered in London[24]; University of Birmingham[15], a public research university[25], in United Kingdom[26], founded in 1900[27], headquartered in Birmingham[28]; Jesus College[16], a college of the University of Cambridge[29], in United Kingdom[30], founded in 1496[31], headquartered in Cambridge[32]; and Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School[17], an independent school[33], in United Kingdom[34], founded in 1690[35].

Career and Affiliations

Employers include Birkbeck, University of London[10], a public research university[36], in United Kingdom[37], founded in 1823[38], headquartered in London[39]; Tun Abdul Razak Research Centre[11], a research center[40], in United Kingdom[41], founded in 1938[42]; University of Saskatchewan[12], a public research university[43], in Canada[44], founded in 1907[45], headquartered in Saskatoon[46]; and Lakehead University[13], a university in Ontario[47], in Canada[48], founded in 1965[49], headquartered in Thunder Bay[50].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Booth's multiplication algorithm[18], a multiplication algorithm[51] and APEXC[19], a one-of-a-kind computer[52]. Things named for Andrew Donald Booth include Booth's multiplication algorithm[53], a multiplication algorithm[54].

Why It Matters

He is credited with the discovery of binary search tree[55], a data structure[56], founded in 1960[57] and Booth's multiplication algorithm[58], a multiplication algorithm[59]. Entities named for him include Booth's multiplication algorithm[53], a multiplication algorithm[54].

FAQs

Where was Andrew Donald Booth born?

Andrew Donald Booth was born in Elmbridge[1].

Where did Andrew Donald Booth die?

Andrew Donald Booth died in Victoria[3].

Who was Andrew Donald Booth married to?

Andrew Donald Booth's spouses include Kathleen Booth[8].

What did Andrew Donald Booth do for work?

Andrew Donald Booth worked as computer scientist[5] and engineer[6].

Where did Andrew Donald Booth go to school?

Andrew Donald Booth was educated at University of London[14], University of Birmingham[15], Jesus College[16], and Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School[17].

What did Andrew Donald Booth discover?

Andrew Donald Booth is credited as discoverer of binary search tree[55] and Booth's multiplication algorithm[58].

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