Edgar F. Codd

Summary

Edgar F. Codd is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Isle of Portland^[2]. He was born on August 19, 1923^[3]. He died in Aventura^[4]. He died on April 18, 2003^[5]. He worked as a computer scientist^[6], mathematician^[7], and university teacher^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (906 views/month, #7,128 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Born in Isle of Portland^[2], Edgar F. Codd…
• Edgar F. Codd died in Aventura^[4].
• Edgar F. Codd was born on August 19, 1923^[3].
• Edgar F. Codd was born on August 23, 1923^[10].
• Edgar F. Codd died on April 18, 2003^[5].
• Edgar F. Codd held citizenship in United Kingdom^[11].
• Edgar F. Codd held citizenship in United States^[12].
• Edgar F. Codd worked as a computer scientist^[6].
• Edgar F. Codd's professions included mathematician^[7].
• Edgar F. Codd worked as a university teacher^[8].
• Edgar F. Codd's field of work was computer science^[13].
• Edgar F. Codd was employed by IBM^[14].
• Edgar F. Codd was educated at Exeter College^[15].
• Edgar F. Codd's education included a stint at University of Michigan^[16].
• Edgar F. Codd's education included a stint at Poole Grammar School^[17].
• Edgar F. Codd's doctoral advisor was John Henry Holland^[18].
• A notable work attributed to Edgar F. Codd is Codd's cellular automaton^[19].
• A notable work attributed to Edgar F. Codd is A relational model of data for large shared data banks^[20].
• Edgar F. Codd received the Turing Award^[21].
• Edgar F. Codd received the IBM Fellow^[22].
• Edgar F. Codd received the Computer Pioneer Award^[23].
• Edgar F. Codd received the ACM Fellow^[24].
• Edgar F. Codd was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[25].
• Edgar F. Codd was a member of Association for Computing Machinery^[26].
• Edgar F. Codd is recorded as male^[27].

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Origins and Family

Edgar F. Codd's place of birth was Isle of Portland^[2]. Recorded date of birth include August 19, 1923^[3] and August 23, 1923^[10].

Education

Educated at Exeter College^[15], a college of the University of Oxford^[28], in United Kingdom^[29], founded in 1314^[30], headquartered in Oxford^[31]; University of Michigan^[16], a public research university^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1817^[34], headquartered in Ann Arbor^[35]; and Poole Grammar School^[17], a grammar school^[36], in United Kingdom^[37], founded in 1904^[38]. Edgar F. Codd's doctoral advisor was John Henry Holland^[18].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist^[6], mathematician^[7], and university teacher^[8]. Edgar F. Codd's field of work was computer science^[13]. He was employed by IBM^[14].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Codd's cellular automaton^[19], a cellular automaton^[39] and A relational model of data for large shared data banks^[20]. Things named for Edgar F. Codd include Boyce–Codd normal form^[40] and SIGMOD Edgar F. Codd Innovations Award^[41], a science award^[42], founded in 1992^[43].

Recognition

Awards received include Turing Award^[21], a science award^[44], in United States^[45], founded in 1966^[46]; IBM Fellow^[22], a fellowship grant^[47]; Computer Pioneer Award^[23], an award^[48], in United States^[49], founded in 1981^[50]; and ACM Fellow^[24], a fellowship award^[51], in United States^[52].

Death and Burial

Edgar F. Codd died on April 18, 2003^[5]. He passed away in Aventura^[4]. The cause of death was myocardial infarction^[53].

Why It Matters

Edgar F. Codd ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (906 views/month, #7,128 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[54] He is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[55]

He is credited with the discovery of online analytical processing^[56], a technique^[57]; third normal form^[58], a database normalisation^[59]; relational model^[60], a database model^[61]; relational algebra^[62]; and Boyce–Codd normal form^[63]. Entities named for him include Boyce–Codd normal form^[40] and SIGMOD Edgar F. Codd Innovations Award^[41], a science award^[42], founded in 1992^[43].

FAQs

Where was Edgar F. Codd born?

Born in Isle of Portland^[2], Edgar F. Codd…

Where did Edgar F. Codd die?

Edgar F. Codd passed away in Aventura^[4].

What did Edgar F. Codd do for work?

Edgar F. Codd worked as computer scientist^[6], mathematician^[7], and university teacher^[8].

Where did Edgar F. Codd go to school?

Edgar F. Codd was educated at Exeter College^[15], University of Michigan^[16], and Poole Grammar School^[17].

What awards did Edgar F. Codd receive?

Honors received include Turing Award^[21], IBM Fellow^[22], Computer Pioneer Award^[23], and ACM Fellow^[24].

What did Edgar F. Codd discover?

Edgar F. Codd is credited as discoverer of online analytical processing^[56], third normal form^[58], relational model^[60], and relational algebra^[62].