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Gustavus Simmons

American cryptographer
Person Human Q381312

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
1931
Date of death
June 23, 2026
Place of birth
West Virginia
Country of citizenship
United States[7]
Occupation
mathematician, cryptographer, computer scientist
Employer
Sandia National Laboratories[9]
Field of work
cryptography[8]
Educated at
Deep Springs College, University of New Mexico[10][11]
Award received
Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award, honorary doctorate of Lund University, fellow, IACR Fellow[13][14][15][16]
Doctoral advisor
Julius Rubin Blum[12]
Academic degree
Doctor of Philosophy[18]
Erdős number
+1[21]
Family name
Simmons (surname)[19]
Given name
Gustavus[20]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics[22]
🏷️ Also known as
en Gustavus J Simmons en Gustavus Simmons ar غوستاف سيمونز de Gustavus James Simmons ja グスターヴァス・シモンズ nl Gustavus J Simmons ru Густавус Джеймс Симмонс ru Густавус Симмонс ru Симмонс, Густавус Джеймс zh 古斯塔夫斯·希门斯 zh 古斯塔夫斯·西蒙斯
🔖 Identifiers · 24
ISNI
000000011689828X
ORCID iD
0000-0002-7350-3077
VIAF cluster ID
94895838
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n79098766
GND ID
172375312
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12367257d
DBLP author ID
12/4161
Encyclopædia Britannica contributor ID
2731
Freebase ID
/m/0261s35
IdRef ID
199268657
J9U entity ID
987007459959005171
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KBR person ID
14063625
MR Author ID
162415
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
265217
NE.se ID
gustavus-simmons
NUKAT ID
n99040460
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
132761785
Prabook ID
2371250
SNAC ARK ID
w6w536vf
Scopus author ID
7103069761
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJbGQCqBWcW8vxbYGqtFrq
Yale LUX ID
person/43d0e0c3-2cc6-46db-9a87-01c167a474c2
ZbMATH author ID
simmons.gustavus-j

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🔗 Connections
Award received 3
fellow, Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award, honorary doctorate of Lund University
Occupation 3
mathematician, computer scientist, cryptographer
Educated at 2
University of New Mexico, Deep Springs College
Academic degree 1
Doctor of Philosophy
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Employer 1
Sandia National Laboratories
Field of work 1
cryptography
Instance of 1
human
Maintained by WikiProject 1
WikiProject Mathematics
Place of birth 1
West Virginia
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Gustavus Simmons was born on 1931[1] in West Virginia[2]. He died on June 23, 2026[3]. He worked as a mathematician[4], cryptographer[5], and computer scientist[6].

FAQs

Where was Gustavus Simmons born?

Gustavus Simmons's place of birth was West Virginia[2].

What did Gustavus Simmons do for work?

Gustavus Simmons worked as a mathematician[4], cryptographer[5], and computer scientist[6].

Where did Gustavus Simmons go to school?

Gustavus Simmons was educated at Deep Springs College[10] and University of New Mexico[11].

What awards did Gustavus Simmons receive?

Honors received include Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award[13], honorary doctorate of Lund University[14], fellow[15], and IACR Fellow[16].

Related Entities

computer scientist cryptography Sandia National Laboratories United States West Virginia

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  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . ORCID Public Data File 2023. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . science.osti.gov. science.osti.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . iacr.org. Retrieved . iacr.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [12] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . officialobituary.com. officialobituary.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . oldwww.cs.elte.hu. oldwww.cs.elte.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65758: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
  2. 10w ago · Hsarrazin · 2026-08-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of death → June 23, 2026
    "Created claim: Date of death: 23 June 2026"
  3. 19w ago · Great great great grandson · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of birth → January 1, 1931
    Date of death → June 23, 2026
    "Removed claim: Date of death: 23 June 2026"
  4. 19w ago · Cpalp · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of death → June 23, 2026
    "Created claim: Date of death: 23 June 2026"
  5. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Gustavus
    Field of work → cryptography
    Instance of → human
    Sex or gender → male
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