Brad Cox

American computer scientist (1944–2021)
Person human Q2738864
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Brad Cox

Summary

Brad Cox is a human[1]. His place of birth was Fort Benning[2]. He was born on May 2, 1944[3]. He died in Manassas[4]. He died on January 2, 2021[5]. He worked as a software engineer[6] and computer scientist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (92 views/month, #7,267 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Fort Benning[2], Brad Cox…
  • Brad Cox passed away in Manassas[4].
  • Brad Cox was born on May 2, 1944[3].
  • Brad Cox died on January 2, 2021[5].
  • Brad Cox held citizenship in United States[9].
  • English was Brad Cox's native language[10].
  • Brad Cox worked as a software engineer[6].
  • Brad Cox's professions included computer scientist[7].
  • Brad Cox was educated at Furman University[11].
  • Brad Cox was educated at University of Chicago[12].
  • Brad Cox is credited with the discovery of Objective-C[13].
  • Brad Cox is recorded as male[14].
  • Brad Cox's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Brad Cox's family name is recorded as Cox[16].
  • Brad Cox's given name is recorded as Brad[17].
  • Brad Cox's described at URL is recorded as https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/scnow/name/brad-cox-obituary?pid=197454225[18].
  • Brad Cox's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[19].
  • Brad Cox's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Brad Cox'}[20].
  • Brad Cox's official blog URL is recorded as https://bradjcox.blogspot.com/[21].
  • Brad Cox's different from is recorded as Bradford Cox[22].

Body

Origins and Family

Brad Cox was born in Fort Benning[2]. He was born on May 2, 1944[3]. English was his native language[10].

Education

Educated at Furman University[11], a liberal arts college[23], in United States[24], founded in 1826[25], headquartered in Greenville[26] and University of Chicago[12], a private university[27], in United States[28], founded in 1890[29], headquartered in Chicago[30].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include software engineer[6] and computer scientist[7].

Works and Contributions

Brad Cox is credited with the discovery of Objective-C[13].

Death and Burial

Brad Cox died on January 2, 2021[5]. He died in Manassas[4].

Why It Matters

Brad Cox ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (92 views/month, #7,267 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

FAQs

Where was Brad Cox born?

Brad Cox's place of birth was Fort Benning[2].

Where did Brad Cox die?

Brad Cox died in Manassas[4].

What did Brad Cox do for work?

Brad Cox worked as software engineer[6] and computer scientist[7].

Where did Brad Cox go to school?

Brad Cox was educated at Furman University[11] and University of Chicago[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . legacy.com. legacy.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . legacy.com. legacy.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . lccn.loc.gov. lccn.loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . legacy.com. legacy.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Educated at Furman University, University of Chicago
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