Edgar F. Codd
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Summary
Edgar F. Codd was born on August 19, 1923[1], in Isle of Portland[2]. He died on April 18, 2003[3], in Aventura[4]. He worked as a computer scientist[5], mathematician[6], and university teacher[7]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,044 views/month, #7,128 of 1,000,298).[8]
Key Facts
- Date of birth: August 23, 1923[9]
- Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[10], United States[11]
- Field of work: computer science[12]
- Employer: IBM[13]
- Educated at: Exeter College[14], University of Michigan[15], Poole Grammar School[16]
- Doctoral advisor: John Henry Holland[17]
- Notable work: Codd's cellular automaton[18], A relational model of data for large shared data banks[19]
- Award received: Turing Award[20], IBM Fellow[21], Computer Pioneer Award[22], ACM Fellow[23]
- Member of: American Academy of Arts and Sciences[24], Association for Computing Machinery[25]
- Sex or gender: male[26]
- Commons category: Edgar F. Codd[27]
- Cause of death: myocardial infarction[28]
- Family name: Codd[29]
- Given name: Edgar[30]
- Topic's main category: Category:Edgar F. Codd[31]
- Manner of death: natural causes[32]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: English[33]
- Name in native language: Edgar Frank Codd[34]
- Erdős number: 7[35]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[36]
- P14536: 394940[37]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Edgar F. Codd include Boyce–Codd normal form[38] and SIGMOD Edgar F. Codd Innovations Award[39], a science award[40], founded in 1992[41].
Why It Matters
Edgar F. Codd has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] He is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]
He is credited with the discovery of online analytical processing[44], a technique[45]; relational model[46], a database model[47]; relational algebra[48]; third normal form[49], a database normalisation[50]; and Boyce–Codd normal form[51]. Entities named for him include Boyce–Codd normal form[38] and SIGMOD Edgar F. Codd Innovations Award[39], a science award[40], founded in 1992[41].
FAQs
Where was Edgar F. Codd born?
Edgar F. Codd's place of birth was Isle of Portland[2].
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 a computer scientist[5], mathematician[6], and university teacher[7].
Where did Edgar F. Codd go to school?
Edgar F. Codd was educated at Exeter College[14], University of Michigan[15], and Poole Grammar School[16].
What awards did Edgar F. Codd receive?
Honors received include Turing Award[20], IBM Fellow[21], Computer Pioneer Award[22], and ACM Fellow[23].
What did Edgar F. Codd discover?
Edgar F. Codd is credited as discoverer of online analytical processing[44], relational model[46], relational algebra[48], and third normal form[49].