George Robert Blakley Jr.

American cryptographer (1932-2018)
Person human Q5537041
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George Robert Blakley Jr.

Summary

George Robert Blakley Jr. is a human[1]. George Robert Blakley Jr. was born in Chicago[2]. George Robert Blakley Jr. was born on +1932-05-06T00:00:00Z[3]. George Robert Blakley Jr. passed away in Austin[4]. George Robert Blakley Jr. died on +2018-12-10T00:00:00Z[5]. George Robert Blakley Jr. worked as a mathematician[6], cryptographer[7], and computer scientist[8]. George Robert Blakley Jr. ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • George Robert Blakley Jr. was born in Chicago[2].
  • George Robert Blakley Jr. died in Austin[4].
  • George Robert Blakley Jr. was born on +1932-05-06T00:00:00Z[3].
  • George Robert Blakley Jr. died on +2018-12-10T00:00:00Z[5].
  • George Robert Blakley Jr. held citizenship in United States[10].
  • George Robert Blakley Jr. worked as a mathematician[6].
  • George Robert Blakley Jr. worked as a cryptographer[7].
  • George Robert Blakley Jr. worked as a computer scientist[8].
  • George Robert Blakley Jr.'s field of work was number theory[11].
  • George Robert Blakley Jr. was employed by Texas A&M University[12].
  • George Robert Blakley Jr. was employed by University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[13].
  • George Robert Blakley Jr. was employed by University at Buffalo[14].
  • George Robert Blakley Jr. was educated at Georgetown University[15].
  • George Robert Blakley Jr. was educated at University of Maryland[16].
  • George Robert Blakley Jr.'s doctoral advisor was James A. Hummel[17].
  • George Robert Blakley Jr.'s doctoral advisor was Georg Johann Rieger[18].
  • George Robert Blakley Jr. is recorded as male[19].
  • George Robert Blakley Jr.'s instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • George Robert Blakley Jr.'s ISNI is recorded as 0000000028636749[21].
  • George Robert Blakley Jr.'s VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 30961876[22].
  • George Robert Blakley Jr.'s Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n85057882[23].
  • George Robert Blakley Jr.'s IdRef ID is recorded as 254985572[24].
  • George Robert Blakley Jr.'s Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 35715035[25].
  • George Robert Blakley Jr.'s Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 163415[26].
  • George Robert Blakley Jr.'s Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06dq3m[27].

Body

Origins and Family

George Robert Blakley Jr. was born in Chicago[2]. George Robert Blakley Jr. was born on +1932-05-06T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Georgetown University[15], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1789[30], headquartered in Washington, D.C.[31] and University of Maryland[16], a public research university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1858[34], headquartered in College Park[35]. Doctoral advisors include James A. Hummel[17], a university teacher[36] and Georg Johann Rieger[18], a mathematician[37], 1931–2021[38], of Germany[39].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[6], cryptographer[7], and computer scientist[8]. George Robert Blakley Jr.'s field of work was number theory[11]. Employers include Texas A&M University[12], a public research university[40], in United States[41], founded in 1876[42], headquartered in College Station[43]; University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[13], a public research university[44], in United States[45], founded in 1867[46]; and University at Buffalo[14], a public research university[47], in United States[48], founded in 1846[49], headquartered in Amherst[50].

Death and Burial

George Robert Blakley Jr. died on +2018-12-10T00:00:00Z[5]. George Robert Blakley Jr. died in Austin[4].

Why It Matters

George Robert Blakley Jr. ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[9]

George Robert Blakley Jr. is credited with the discovery of secret sharing[51].

FAQs

Where was George Robert Blakley Jr. born?

George Robert Blakley Jr.'s place of birth was Chicago[2].

Where did George Robert Blakley Jr. die?

George Robert Blakley Jr. died in Austin[4].

What did George Robert Blakley Jr. do for work?

George Robert Blakley Jr. worked as mathematician[6], cryptographer[7], and computer scientist[8].

Where did George Robert Blakley Jr. go to school?

George Robert Blakley Jr. was educated at Georgetown University[15] and University of Maryland[16].

What did George Robert Blakley Jr. discover?

George Robert Blakley Jr. is credited as discoverer of secret sharing[51].

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [51] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

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Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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