Meredith Gardner

American cryptographer (1912-2002)
Person human Q513371
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Meredith Gardner

Summary

Meredith Gardner is a human[1]. His place of birth was Okolona[2]. He was born on +1912-10-20T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Chevy Chase[4]. He died on +2002-08-09T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a cryptographer[6], mathematician[7], university teacher[8], and linguist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31 views/month, #7,273 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Meredith Gardner was born in Okolona[2].
  • Meredith Gardner passed away in Chevy Chase[4].
  • Meredith Gardner was born on +1912-10-20T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Meredith Gardner died on +2002-08-09T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Meredith Gardner held citizenship in United States[11].
  • Meredith Gardner worked as a cryptographer[6].
  • Meredith Gardner worked as a mathematician[7].
  • Meredith Gardner's professions included university teacher[8].
  • Meredith Gardner worked as a linguist[9].
  • Meredith Gardner was employed by National Security Agency[12].
  • Meredith Gardner was employed by University of Texas at Austin[13].
  • Among Meredith Gardner's employers was University of Wisconsin–Madison[14].
  • Among Meredith Gardner's employers was University of Akron[15].
  • Meredith Gardner's education included a stint at University of Texas at Austin[16].
  • Meredith Gardner was educated at University of Wisconsin–Madison[17].
  • Meredith Gardner's image is recorded as Meredith Gardner o Legend.JPG[18].
  • Meredith Gardner is recorded as male[19].
  • Meredith Gardner's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Meredith Gardner's ISNI is recorded as 0000000047940260[21].
  • Meredith Gardner's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 6752344[22].
  • Meredith Gardner's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2002040910[23].
  • Meredith Gardner's part of is recorded as Venona project[24].
  • Meredith Gardner's Commons category is recorded as Meredith Gardner[25].
  • Meredith Gardner's residence is recorded as Washington, D.C.[26].
  • Meredith Gardner's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/050msw[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Meredith Gardner's place of birth was Okolona[2]. He was born on +1912-10-20T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at University of Texas at Austin[16], a public research university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1883[30], headquartered in Austin[31] and University of Wisconsin–Madison[17], a public research university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1848[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include cryptographer[6], mathematician[7], university teacher[8], and linguist[9]. Employers include National Security Agency[12], an intelligence agency[35], in United States[36], founded in 1952[37], headquartered in Fort George G. Meade[38]; University of Texas at Austin[13], a public research university[39], in United States[40], founded in 1883[41], headquartered in Austin[42]; University of Wisconsin–Madison[14], a public research university[43], in United States[44], founded in 1848[45]; and University of Akron[15], a public research university[46], in United States[47], founded in 1870[48].

Death and Burial

Meredith Gardner died on +2002-08-09T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Chevy Chase[4].

Why It Matters

Meredith Gardner ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31 views/month, #7,273 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

FAQs

Where was Meredith Gardner born?

Born in Okolona[2], Meredith Gardner…

Where did Meredith Gardner die?

Meredith Gardner died in Chevy Chase[4].

What did Meredith Gardner do for work?

Meredith Gardner worked as cryptographer[6], mathematician[7], university teacher[8], and linguist[9].

Where did Meredith Gardner go to school?

Meredith Gardner was educated at University of Texas at Austin[16] and University of Wisconsin–Madison[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [18] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [19] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [20] . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . nsa.gov. Retrieved . nsa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . wikidata.org.
  24. [5] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.

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. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [49] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [50] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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