Jerry Lawson

American video game developer

Person human Q3249197

Facts

19 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[12]
Date of birth: December 1, 1940
Date of death: April 9, 2011
Place of birth: Brooklyn
Place of death: Mountain View
Country of citizenship: United States^[7]
Ethnic group: Black Nova Scotians^[8]
Occupation: businessperson, inventor
Employer: Fairchild Semiconductor (1970–1980)^[9]
Educated at: Queens College^[10]
Citizenship: United States
Cause of death: diabetes^[13]
Family name: Lawson^[14]
Given name: Gerard, Jerry^[15]^[16]
Manner of death: natural causes^[18]
Medical condition: diabetes (2003–present)^[17]
Member of: Homebrew Computer Club^[11]
Number of children: 2.0^[19]

🏷️ Also known as

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🔖 Identifiers · 9

VIAF cluster ID: 2424166959205847160005
Library of Congress authority ID: n2022061883
Image (Wikimedia Commons): Jerry Lawson at KJZZ (cropped).png ↗
BlackPast.org ID: african-american-history/lawson-gerald-jerry-anderson-1940-2011
Freebase ID: /m/05mwk77
Google Doodle: gerald-jerry-lawsons-82nd-birthday
Prabook ID: 2308111
Video Game History Foundation Library agent ID: people/53
WikiTree person ID: Lawson-12662

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🔗 Connections

Given name 2

Gerard, Jerry

Occupation 2

inventor, businessperson

Cause of death 1

diabetes

Country of citizenship 1

United States

Educated at 1

Queens College

Employer 1

Fairchild Semiconductor

Ethnic group 1

Black Nova Scotians

Family name 1

Lawson

Instance of 1

human

Manner of death 1

natural causes

Medical condition 1

diabetes

Member of 1

Homebrew Computer Club

Place of birth 1

Brooklyn

Place of death 1

Mountain View

Sex or gender 1

male

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Summary

Born in Brooklyn^[1], he… he was born on December 1, 1940^[2]. He passed away in Mountain View^[3]. He died on April 9, 2011^[4]. He worked as a businessperson^[5] and inventor^[6].

FAQs

Where was Jerry Lawson born?

Born in Brooklyn^[1].

Where did Jerry Lawson die?

Jerry Lawson died in Mountain View^[3].

What did Jerry Lawson do for work?

Jerry Lawson worked as businessperson^[5] and inventor^[6].

Where did Jerry Lawson go to school?

Jerry Lawson was educated at Queens College^[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[1] ↑ Jerry Lawson — place of birth (P19): Brooklyn. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Jerry Lawson — place of death (P20): Mountain View. The New York Times. Retrieved 2022-12-05. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Jerry Lawson — sex or gender (P21): male. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Jerry Lawson — country of citizenship (P27): United States. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Jerry Lawson — educated at (P69): Queens College. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Jerry Lawson — occupation (P106): businessperson. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Jerry Lawson — occupation (P106): inventor. Retrieved 2019-06-14. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Jerry Lawson — employer (P108): Fairchild Semiconductor. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Jerry Lawson — ethnic group (P172): Black Nova Scotians. BlackPast.org. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Jerry Lawson — member of (P463): Homebrew Computer Club. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Jerry Lawson — cause of death (P509): diabetes. wikidata.org.
[2] ↑ Jerry Lawson — date of birth (P569): December 1, 1940. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Jerry Lawson — date of death (P570): April 9, 2011. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Jerry Lawson — family name (P734): Lawson. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Jerry Lawson — given name (P735): Gerard. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Jerry Lawson — given name (P735): Jerry. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Jerry Lawson — medical condition (P1050): diabetes. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Jerry Lawson — manner of death (P1196): natural causes. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Jerry Lawson — number of children (P1971): {'amount': '+2'}. wikidata.org.

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