Lorinda Cherry

Computer scientist and original Unix team member (1944-2022)
Person human Q4815272
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Lorinda Cherry

Summary

Lorinda Cherry is a human[1]. She was born on +1944-11-18T00:00:00Z[2]. She died on +2022-02-00T00:00:00Z[3]. She worked as a computer scientist[4], rally driver[5], and dog trainer[6]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Lorinda Cherry was born on +1944-11-18T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Lorinda Cherry died on +2022-02-00T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Lorinda Cherry held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Lorinda Cherry worked as a computer scientist[4].
  • Lorinda Cherry worked as a rally driver[5].
  • Lorinda Cherry worked as a dog trainer[6].
  • Lorinda Cherry was employed by Bell Labs[9].
  • Lorinda Cherry's education included a stint at Stevens Institute of Technology[10].
  • Lorinda Cherry was educated at University of Delaware[11].
  • A notable work attributed to Lorinda Cherry is Writer's Workbench[12].
  • A notable work attributed to Lorinda Cherry is bc[13].
  • A notable work attributed to Lorinda Cherry is dc[14].
  • A notable work attributed to Lorinda Cherry is eqn[15].
  • Lorinda Cherry received the William G. Giltzow Award[16].
  • Lorinda Cherry received the NCWIT Pioneer in Tech Award[17].
  • Lorinda Cherry was a member of Sports Car Club of America[18].
  • Lorinda Cherry is recorded as female[19].
  • Lorinda Cherry's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Lorinda Cherry's ISNI is recorded as 0000000041801630[21].
  • Lorinda Cherry's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 63597285[22].
  • Lorinda Cherry's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no96001463[23].
  • Lorinda Cherry earned the academic degree of master's degree[24].
  • Lorinda Cherry earned the academic degree of Bachelor of Arts[25].
  • Lorinda Cherry's sport is recorded as rallying[26].
  • Lorinda Cherry's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07k9tjr[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Lorinda Cherry was born on +1944-11-18T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Educated at Stevens Institute of Technology[10], a university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1870[30] and University of Delaware[11], a land-grant university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1743[33], headquartered in Newark[34]. Academic degrees include master's degree[24] and Bachelor of Arts[25].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[4], rally driver[5], and dog trainer[6]. Among Lorinda Cherry's employers was Bell Labs[9].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Writer's Workbench[12], an application software[35], written by Lorinda Cherry[36]; bc[13], a programming language[37], founded in 1975[38], written by her[39]; dc[14], a software calculator[40], written by her[41]; and eqn[15], a preprocessor[42].

Recognition

Awards received include William G. Giltzow Award[16], an award[43] and NCWIT Pioneer in Tech Award[17].

Death and Burial

Lorinda Cherry died on +2022-02-00T00:00:00Z[3].

Why It Matters

Lorinda Cherry ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[7] She has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] She is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

Works attributed to her include dc[46], a software calculator[47], written by her[48]; bc[49], a programming language[50], founded in 1975[51], written by her[52]; and Writer's Workbench[53], an application software[54], written by her[55].

FAQs

What did Lorinda Cherry do for work?

Lorinda Cherry worked as computer scientist[4], rally driver[5], and dog trainer[6].

Where did Lorinda Cherry go to school?

Lorinda Cherry was educated at Stevens Institute of Technology[10] and University of Delaware[11].

What awards did Lorinda Cherry receive?

Honors received include William G. Giltzow Award[16] and NCWIT Pioneer in Tech Award[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [19] . ncwit.org. Retrieved . ncwit.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  4. [10] . ncwit.org. Retrieved . ncwit.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  7. [5] . ncwit.org. Retrieved . ncwit.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . ncwit.org. Retrieved . ncwit.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . minnie.tuhs.org. Retrieved . minnie.tuhs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . scca-nnjr.com. Retrieved . scca-nnjr.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [17] . ncwit.org. Retrieved . ncwit.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  16. [24] . ncwit.org. Retrieved . ncwit.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [25] . wikidata.org.
  18. [2] . nuwber.com. nuwber.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . kiratas.com. Retrieved . kiratas.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [26] . wikidata.org.
  21. [27] . wikidata.org.
  22. [12] . wikidata.org.
  23. [13] . wikidata.org.
  24. [14] . wikidata.org.
  25. [15] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [46] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [49] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [53] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [52] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [54] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  23. [55] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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