# George Cogar

> American computer scientist

**Wikidata**: [Q5538029](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5538029)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Cogar)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/george-cogar

## Summary
George Cogar was an American computer scientist, born in 1932 in New York. Public structured records identify him as a U.S. computer scientist and note that he was reported missing on September 2, 1983.

## Biography
- Born: 1932, New York
- Nationality: United States
- Known for: Identified in public records as an American computer scientist
- Field(s): Computer science

## Contributions
The available structured sources do not list specific papers, products, companies, patents, or standards attributed to George Cogar. What is documented in the provided material are authoritative identifiers and catalogue entries that establish his public record and notability: a Wikidata entry describing him as an American computer scientist; a Wikipedia article titled "George Cogar" with entries in English and Arz (sitelink_count: 2); a Freebase identifier (/m/026r997); and a Munzinger person ID (00000012979). The structured properties also record his birth year (1932), birthplace (New York), U.S. citizenship, and sex (male). Additionally, the dataset records a date of disappearance, 1983-09-02, with a Wikipedia revision cited as the reference. These documented identifiers and biographical facts constitute the concrete, verifiable outcomes present in the supplied sources.

## FAQs
### Q: Who was George Cogar?
A: George Cogar was an American computer scientist, born in 1932 in New York, documented in Wikidata and Wikipedia as a U.S. computer scientist.

### Q: When and where was George Cogar born?
A: He was born in 1932 in New York, United States.

### Q: What happened to George Cogar in 1983?
A: The provided records list a date of disappearance for George Cogar as September 2, 1983.

## Why They Matter
George Cogar’s presence in multiple authoritative reference systems—Wikidata, Wikipedia (English and Arz), Freebase, and Munzinger—indicates that he is a person of public record within the history of computing, even though the supplied sources do not enumerate technical achievements. These catalog entries preserve essential biographical facts (birth year, birthplace, citizenship, gender) and a notable life event (date of disappearance), which together enable researchers, historians, and information systems to identify and differentiate him from others. Without such structured identifiers, linking disparate archival records or locating secondary references would be more difficult. The recorded date of disappearance is a concrete factual element that may be relevant to biographical research. In short, the importance shown by the available sources lies in establishing a verifiable identity and timeline in public knowledge bases rather than in documented technical outputs within the provided material.

## Notable For
- Being recorded in Wikidata as an American computer scientist.
- Having a Wikipedia article titled "George Cogar" (English and Arz entries).
- Recorded birth year 1932 and birthplace New York in the provided structured data.
- Date of disappearance documented as September 2, 1983.
- Presence in reference systems with identifiers: Freebase (/m/026r997) and Munzinger (00000012979).

## Body
### Personal and identity data
- Given name: George.
- Sex/gender: male.
- Instance of: human.
- Citizenship: United States.
- Birth year: 1932 (source reference indicated in structured data).
- Birthplace: New York (structured-data reference present).

### Public identifiers and catalogue entries
- Wikidata description: "American computer scientist."
- Wikipedia title: "George Cogar."
- Wikipedia languages recorded: English (en) and Arz (Arabic, arz).
- Sitelink count: 2.
- Freebase ID: /m/026r997.
- Munzinger person ID: 00000012979.

### Life-event recorded
- Date of disappearance: 1983-09-02. This date is included in the provided structured properties and is referenced to a Wikipedia revision (oldid cited in the source material).

### Source provenance (as provided)
- Birth_date and birth_place references point to a structured source reference tag P143 = Q328 and a Wikipedia oldid cited for the birthplace.
- Date_of_disappearance reference includes a Wikipedia oldid (905394432) cited in the structured data.

### Limitations of the supplied material
- The supplied source material does not specify education (degrees or institutions), employers, specific publications, patents, companies founded, or documented technical inventions.
- No awards, honors, or detailed bibliographic records are included in the provided dataset.