I. J. Good

Summary

I. J. Good is a human^[1]. Born in London^[2], he… he was born on December 9, 1916^[3]. He died in Radford^[4]. He died on April 5, 2009^[5]. He worked as a mathematician^[6], cryptographer^[7], computer scientist^[8], philosopher^[9], and statistician^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (408 views/month, #7,177 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Born in London^[2], I. J. Good…
• I. J. Good died in Radford^[4].
• I. J. Good was born on December 9, 1916^[3].
• I. J. Good died on April 5, 2009^[5].
• I. J. Good is buried at Sunset Cemetery^[12].
• I. J. Good held citizenship in United Kingdom^[13].
• I. J. Good's professions included mathematician^[6].
• I. J. Good's professions included cryptographer^[7].
• I. J. Good worked as a computer scientist^[8].
• I. J. Good worked as a philosopher^[9].
• I. J. Good worked as a statistician^[10].
• I. J. Good's professions included university teacher^[14].
• I. J. Good's field of work was statistics^[15].
• I. J. Good's field of work was cryptography^[16].
• I. J. Good's field of work was cosmology^[17].
• I. J. Good was employed by Bletchley Park^[18].
• I. J. Good was employed by Government Communications Headquarters^[19].
• Among I. J. Good's employers was Virginia Tech^[20].
• I. J. Good was employed by University of Manchester^[21].
• I. J. Good was employed by Admiralty Research Laboratory^[22].
• I. J. Good was employed by Institute for Defense Analyses^[23].
• I. J. Good was educated at Jesus College^[24].
• I. J. Good's education included a stint at Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School^[25].
• I. J. Good was educated at University of Cambridge^[26].
• I. J. Good's doctoral advisor was G.H. Hardy^[27].

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Origins and Family

I. J. Good was born in London^[2]. He was born on December 9, 1916^[3].

Education

Educated at Jesus College^[24], a college of the University of Cambridge^[28], in United Kingdom^[29], founded in 1496^[30], headquartered in Cambridge^[31]; Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School^[25], an independent school^[32], in United Kingdom^[33], founded in 1690^[34]; and University of Cambridge^[26], a collegiate university^[35], in United Kingdom^[36], founded in 1209^[37], headquartered in Cambridge^[38]. I. J. Good's doctoral advisor was G.H. Hardy^[27].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[6], cryptographer^[7], computer scientist^[8], philosopher^[9], statistician^[10], and university teacher^[14]. Fields of work include statistics^[15], an academic major^[39]; cryptography^[16], an academic discipline^[40]; and cosmology^[17], a branch of astronomy^[41]. Employers include Bletchley Park^[18], a historic house museum^[42], in United Kingdom^[43], founded in 1877^[44]; Government Communications Headquarters^[19], a government agency^[45], in United Kingdom^[46], founded in 1919^[47], headquartered in Benhall^[48]; Virginia Tech^[20], a university^[49], in United States^[50], founded in 1872^[51]; University of Manchester^[21], a university^[52], in United Kingdom^[53], founded in 1824^[54], headquartered in Manchester^[55]; Admiralty Research Laboratory^[22], a government agency^[56], in United Kingdom^[57], founded in 1921^[58]; and Institute for Defense Analyses^[23], a research institute^[59], in United States^[60], founded in 1956^[61]. Doctoral students include David B. Osteyee^[62]; Steven D. Simmons^[63]; David L. Banks^[64], a statistician^[65], b. 1956^[66], of United States^[67], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society^[68]; and James Flinn Crook^[69].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to I. J. Good is Good–Turing frequency estimation^[70].

Recognition

Awards received include Smith's Prize^[71], a science award^[72]; Computer Pioneer Award^[73], an award^[74], in United States^[75], founded in 1981^[76]; Fellow of the American Statistical Association^[77], a statistics award^[78]; and Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics^[79].

Death and Burial

I. J. Good died on April 5, 2009^[5]. He died in Radford^[4]. Burial took place at Sunset Cemetery^[12].

Why It Matters

I. J. Good ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (408 views/month, #7,177 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[80] He is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[81]

He is credited with the discovery of black hole cosmology^[82], a non-standard cosmology^[83].

His notable doctoral advisees include James Flinn Crook^[84], a statistician^[85], 1937–2025^[86], of United States^[87].

FAQs

Where was I. J. Good born?

I. J. Good's place of birth was London^[2].

Where did I. J. Good die?

I. J. Good passed away in Radford^[4].

What did I. J. Good do for work?

I. J. Good worked as mathematician^[6], cryptographer^[7], computer scientist^[8], philosopher^[9], and statistician^[10].

Where did I. J. Good go to school?

I. J. Good was educated at Jesus College^[24], Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School^[25], and University of Cambridge^[26].

What awards did I. J. Good receive?

Honors received include Smith's Prize^[71], Computer Pioneer Award^[73], Fellow of the American Statistical Association^[77], and Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics^[79].

What did I. J. Good discover?

I. J. Good is credited as discoverer of black hole cosmology^[82].