Ben Gurley

computer hardware pioneer
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Summary

Ben Gurley is a human[1]. He was born on +1926-12-23T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +1963-11-07T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a computer scientist[4] and engineer[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Ben Gurley was born on +1926-12-23T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Ben Gurley died on +1963-11-07T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Ben Gurley held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Ben Gurley worked as a computer scientist[4].
  • Ben Gurley's professions included engineer[5].
  • Among Ben Gurley's employers was Digital Equipment Corporation[8].
  • Among Ben Gurley's employers was MIT Lincoln Laboratory[9].
  • Ben Gurley is recorded as male[10].
  • Ben Gurley's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Ben Gurley's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0r8mb7j[12].
  • Ben Gurley's family name is recorded as Gurley[13].
  • Ben Gurley's given name is recorded as Ben[14].

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Origins and Family

Ben Gurley was born on +1926-12-23T00:00:00Z[2].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[4] and engineer[5]. Employers include Digital Equipment Corporation[8], a business[15], in United States[16], founded in 1957[17], headquartered in Maynard[18] and MIT Lincoln Laboratory[9], an observatory[19], in United States[20], founded in 1951[21].

Death and Burial

Ben Gurley died on +1963-11-07T00:00:00Z[3].

Why It Matters

Ben Gurley ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

What did Ben Gurley do for work?

Ben Gurley worked as computer scientist[4] and engineer[5].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [15] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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