Bram Cohen

American programmer, creator of BitTorrent protocol
Person human Q318489
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Bram Cohen is an American computer scientist, programmer, blogger, businessperson, and mathematician born on October 12, 1975 in New York City. He is a citizen of the United States. His education includes Stuyvesant High School and the University at Buffalo.

Bram Cohen

Summary

Bram Cohen is a human[1]. He was born in New York City[2]. He was born on +1975-10-12T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a computer scientist[4], programmer[5], blogger[6], businessperson[7], and mathematician[8]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (413 views/month, #6,990 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Bram Cohen's place of birth was New York City[2].
  • Bram Cohen was born on +1975-10-12T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Bram Cohen held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Bram Cohen worked as a computer scientist[4].
  • Bram Cohen worked as a programmer[5].
  • Bram Cohen worked as a blogger[6].
  • Bram Cohen's professions included businessperson[7].
  • Bram Cohen's professions included mathematician[8].
  • Bram Cohen's field of work was software engineering[11].
  • Bram Cohen's education included a stint at University at Buffalo[12].
  • Bram Cohen's education included a stint at Stuyvesant High School[13].
  • A notable work attributed to Bram Cohen is BitTorrent[14].
  • Bram Cohen's image is recorded as Bram Cohen.jpg[15].
  • Bram Cohen is recorded as male[16].
  • Bram Cohen's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Bram Cohen's residence is recorded as San Francisco Bay Area[18].
  • Bram Cohen's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01nb_z[19].
  • Bram Cohen's family name is recorded as Cohen[20].
  • Bram Cohen's given name is recorded as Bram[21].
  • Bram Cohen's official website is recorded as https://bramcohen.com[22].
  • Bram Cohen's medical condition is recorded as Asperger syndrome[23].
  • Bram Cohen's Scopus author ID is recorded as 57199330273[24].
  • Bram Cohen's Notable Names Database ID is recorded as 672/000113333[25].
  • Bram Cohen's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as biography/Bram-Cohen[26].
  • Bram Cohen's zbMATH author ID is recorded as cohen.bram[27].

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Origins and Family

Bram Cohen's place of birth was New York City[2]. He was born on +1975-10-12T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at University at Buffalo[12], a public research university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1846[30], headquartered in Amherst[31] and Stuyvesant High School[13], a specialized high school in New York City[32], in United States[33], founded in 1904[34], headquartered in New York City[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[4], programmer[5], blogger[6], businessperson[7], and mathematician[8]. Bram Cohen's field of work was software engineering[11].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Bram Cohen is BitTorrent[14].

Why It Matters

Bram Cohen ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (413 views/month, #6,990 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

Where was Bram Cohen born?

Bram Cohen was born in New York City[2].

What did Bram Cohen do for work?

Bram Cohen worked as computer scientist[4], programmer[5], blogger[6], businessperson[7], and mathematician[8].

Where did Bram Cohen go to school?

Bram Cohen was educated at University at Buffalo[12] and Stuyvesant High School[13].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [15] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [17] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [14] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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