Fred Cohen

American computer scientist
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Fred Cohen

Summary

Fred Cohen is a human[1]. He was born on +1956-00-00T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a computer scientist[3], inventor[4], university teacher[5], and engineer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Fred Cohen was born on +1956-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Fred Cohen held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Fred Cohen worked as a computer scientist[3].
  • Fred Cohen's professions included inventor[4].
  • Fred Cohen's professions included university teacher[5].
  • Fred Cohen's professions included engineer[6].
  • Fred Cohen's field of work was computer virus[9].
  • Fred Cohen's education included a stint at University of Southern California[10].
  • Fred Cohen was educated at USC Viterbi School of Engineering[11].
  • Fred Cohen's doctoral advisor was Leonard Adleman[12].
  • Fred Cohen is recorded as male[13].
  • Fred Cohen's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Fred Cohen's ISNI is recorded as 0000000080287611[15].
  • Fred Cohen's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 18901032[16].
  • Fred Cohen's GND ID is recorded as 17274623X[17].
  • Fred Cohen's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n93114705[18].
  • Fred Cohen's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA08858179[19].
  • Fred Cohen's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 344621[20].
  • Fred Cohen's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06rvw8[21].
  • Fred Cohen's family name is recorded as Cohen[22].
  • Fred Cohen's given name is recorded as Fred[23].
  • Fred Cohen's ACM Digital Library author ID is recorded as 81406592771[24].
  • Fred Cohen's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 163034125[25].
  • Fred Cohen's BIBSYS ID is recorded as 90791976[26].
  • Fred Cohen's Scopus author ID is recorded as 57203259417[27].

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Origins and Family

Fred Cohen was born on +1956-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Educated at University of Southern California[10], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1880[30], headquartered in Los Angeles[31] and USC Viterbi School of Engineering[11], an academic institution[32], in United States[33], founded in 1905[34]. Fred Cohen's doctoral advisor was Leonard Adleman[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[3], inventor[4], university teacher[5], and engineer[6]. Fred Cohen's field of work was computer virus[9].

Why It Matters

Fred Cohen ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35]

FAQs

What did Fred Cohen do for work?

Fred Cohen worked as computer scientist[3], inventor[4], university teacher[5], and engineer[6].

Where did Fred Cohen go to school?

Fred Cohen was educated at University of Southern California[10] and USC Viterbi School of Engineering[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . docs.lib.purdue.edu. Retrieved . docs.lib.purdue.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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