Dorothy Vaughan

Summary

Dorothy Vaughan is a human^[1]. Her place of birth was Kansas City^[2]. She was born on +1910-09-20T00:00:00Z^[3]. She passed away in Hampton^[4]. She died on +2008-11-10T00:00:00Z^[5]. She worked as a computer scientist^[6], programmer^[7], and mathematician^[8]. She ranks in the top 0.57% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,273 views/month, #5,682 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Dorothy Vaughan was born in Kansas City^[2].
• Dorothy Vaughan died in Hampton^[4].
• Dorothy Vaughan was born on +1910-09-20T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Dorothy Vaughan died on +2008-11-10T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Dorothy Vaughan held citizenship in United States^[10].
• Dorothy Vaughan is identified as part of the Americans ethnic group^[11].
• Dorothy Vaughan is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group^[12].
• Dorothy Vaughan's professions included computer scientist^[6].
• Dorothy Vaughan's professions included programmer^[7].
• Dorothy Vaughan worked as a mathematician^[8].
• Dorothy Vaughan's field of work was mathematics^[13].
• Dorothy Vaughan's field of work was computer programming^[14].
• Dorothy Vaughan was employed by National Aeronautics and Space Administration^[15].
• Dorothy Vaughan was employed by National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics^[16].
• Dorothy Vaughan's education included a stint at Wilberforce University^[17].
• Dorothy Vaughan's image is recorded as Dorothy Johnson Vaughan.jpg^[18].
• Dorothy Vaughan is recorded as female^[19].
• Dorothy Vaughan's instance of is recorded as human^[20].
• Dorothy Vaughan's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 8279149068594865730008^[21].
• Dorothy Vaughan's GND ID is recorded as 1128105926^[22].
• Dorothy Vaughan's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2017088346^[23].
• Dorothy Vaughan's IdRef ID is recorded as 200203436^[24].
• Dorothy Vaughan's Commons category is recorded as Dorothy Vaughan^[25].
• Dorothy Vaughan's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 168430683^[26].
• Dorothy Vaughan's residence is recorded as Newport News^[27].

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Origins and Family

Dorothy Vaughan's place of birth was Kansas City^[2]. She was born on +1910-09-20T00:00:00Z^[3]. Ethnic identities include Americans^[11], a human population^[28], in United States^[29] and African Americans^[12], an ethnic group by residency^[30], in United States^[31].

Education

Dorothy Vaughan's education included a stint at Wilberforce University^[17].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist^[6], programmer^[7], and mathematician^[8]. Fields of work include mathematics^[13], an academic discipline^[32] and computer programming^[14], an academic discipline^[33]. Employers include National Aeronautics and Space Administration^[15], a space agency^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1958^[36], headquartered in Washington, D.C.^[37] and National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics^[16], a government agency^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 1915^[40], headquartered in Washington, D.C.^[41].

Death and Burial

Dorothy Vaughan died on +2008-11-10T00:00:00Z^[5]. She died in Hampton^[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Dorothy Vaughan include Vaughan^[42], a lunar crater^[43] and ÑuSat 12^[44], an Earth observation satellite^[45].

Why It Matters

Dorothy Vaughan ranks in the top 0.57% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,273 views/month, #5,682 of 1,000,298).^[9] She has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[46] She is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[47]

She has been cited as an influence by Katherine Johnson^[48], a computer scientist^[49], 1918–2020^[50], of United States^[51], awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom^[52], specialised in orbital mechanics^[53] and Mary Jackson^[54], a mathematician^[55], 1921–2005^[56], of United States^[57], awarded the Congressional Gold Medal^[58], specialised in mathematics^[59].

Entities named for her include Vaughan^[42], a lunar crater^[43] and ÑuSat 12^[44], an Earth observation satellite^[45].

FAQs

Where was Dorothy Vaughan born?

Dorothy Vaughan was born in Kansas City^[2].

Where did Dorothy Vaughan die?

Dorothy Vaughan died in Hampton^[4].

What did Dorothy Vaughan do for work?

Dorothy Vaughan worked as computer scientist^[6], programmer^[7], and mathematician^[8].

Where did Dorothy Vaughan go to school?

Dorothy Vaughan was educated at Wilberforce University^[17].

Who did Dorothy Vaughan influence?

Dorothy Vaughan has been cited as an influence by Katherine Johnson^[48] and Mary Jackson^[54].