David Cope

American composer and scientist
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David Cope

Summary

David Cope is a human[1]. He was born in San Francisco[2]. He was born on May 17, 1941[3]. He died in Santa Cruz[4]. He died on May 4, 2025[5]. He worked as a composer[6], artificial intelligence researcher[7], university teacher[8], and computer scientist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month, #7,279 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Born in San Francisco[2], David Cope…
  • David Cope died in Santa Cruz[4].
  • David Cope was born on May 17, 1941[3].
  • David Cope died on May 4, 2025[5].
  • David Cope held citizenship in United States[11].
  • David Cope worked as a composer[6].
  • David Cope worked as an artificial intelligence researcher[7].
  • David Cope's professions included university teacher[8].
  • David Cope worked as a computer scientist[9].
  • David Cope's field of work was music[12].
  • David Cope's field of work was music composition[13].
  • David Cope's field of work was informatics[14].
  • David Cope's field of work was computer programming[15].
  • David Cope's field of work was computer algorithm[16].
  • David Cope's field of work was artificial intelligence[17].
  • Among David Cope's employers was University of California, Santa Cruz[18].
  • David Cope was educated at Arizona State University[19].
  • David Cope was educated at University of Southern California[20].
  • David Cope is recorded as male[21].
  • David Cope's instance of is recorded as human[22].
  • David Cope's family name is recorded as Cope[23].
  • David Cope's given name is recorded as David[24].
  • David Cope's official website is recorded as http://artsites.ucsc.edu/faculty/cope/[25].
  • David Cope's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[26].
  • David Cope's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'David Cope'}[27].

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Origins and Family

David Cope was born in San Francisco[2]. He was born on May 17, 1941[3].

Education

Educated at Arizona State University[19], a university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1885[30], headquartered in Tempe[31] and University of Southern California[20], a private university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1880[34], headquartered in Los Angeles[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6], artificial intelligence researcher[7], university teacher[8], and computer scientist[9]. Fields of work include music[12], a type of arts[36]; music composition[13], an academic discipline[37]; informatics[14], an academic major[38], founded in 1957[39]; computer programming[15], an academic discipline[40]; computer algorithm[16]; and artificial intelligence[17], a type of technology[41]. Among David Cope's employers was University of California, Santa Cruz[18].

Death and Burial

David Cope died on May 4, 2025[5]. He passed away in Santa Cruz[4].

Why It Matters

David Cope ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month, #7,279 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

FAQs

Where was David Cope born?

David Cope was born in San Francisco[2].

Where did David Cope die?

David Cope passed away in Santa Cruz[4].

What did David Cope do for work?

David Cope worked as composer[6], artificial intelligence researcher[7], university teacher[8], and computer scientist[9].

Where did David Cope go to school?

David Cope was educated at Arizona State University[19] and University of Southern California[20].

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  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [22] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [19] . wikidata.org.
  7. [20] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] . B.R.A.H.M.S.. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [7] . wikidata.org.
  16. [8] . wikidata.org.
  17. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [5] . aiguide.substack.com. Retrieved . aiguide.substack.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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  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
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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