# Paul Gray

> American operations researcher, professor at Claremont Graduate University

**Wikidata**: [Q7150983](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7150983)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Gray_(information_technology))  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/paul-gray-q7150983

## Summary
Paul Gray (1930–2012) was an American operations researcher and computer scientist who served as a professor at Claremont Graduate University. He worked in informatics and information systems and is represented in major library and authority files (VIAF, Library of Congress, WorldCat), indicating a recorded body of authored or affiliated works.

## Biography
- Born: 1930
- Nationality: United States
- Known for: American operations researcher and professor at Claremont Graduate University
- Employer(s): Claremont Graduate University
- Field(s): Informatics; Information systems
- Occupation: Computer scientist; University teacher
- Languages: English
- Died: 2012-05-10

## Contributions
The available records identify Paul Gray primarily as an operations researcher and academic in informatics and information systems who taught at Claremont Graduate University. Although specific papers or book titles are not listed in the provided material, multiple bibliographic and authority records document his published presence and scholarly identity. These include a Library of Congress authority file (n83042951), a VIAF identifier (85293798), a WorldCat entities identifier (E39PBJvxvkGxwq6XPXJkD33fbd), a GND identifier (1165689669), and entries in national library databases such as the Bibliothèque nationale de France (12463825n) and the National Library of Latvia (000118466). The existence of these identifiers and catalog entries demonstrates that Gray’s work was cataloged and made discoverable in major international bibliographic systems, supporting access and citation by researchers and students in informatics and information systems.

## FAQs
### Q: Who was Paul Gray?
A: Paul Gray was an American operations researcher and computer scientist who served as a professor at Claremont Graduate University and worked in informatics and information systems.

### Q: When did Paul Gray live?
A: Paul Gray was born in 1930 and died on 2012-05-10.

### Q: Where did Paul Gray teach?
A: He was employed as a professor at Claremont Graduate University.

## Why They Matter
Paul Gray’s recorded roles—as an operations researcher, computer scientist, and university professor in informatics and information systems—place him within the academic and professional networks that train practitioners and produce research in information technology. His presence in authoritative bibliographic systems (Library of Congress, VIAF, WorldCat, national libraries) ensures that his contributions are discoverable and citable by scholars, librarians, and students. As a professor at Claremont Graduate University, he occupied a position that typically involves both teaching graduate students and contributing to scholarly literature; the authority records tied to his name indicate a documented output and an established scholarly identity. Without such cataloging and institutional affiliation, tracing his publications and the students or colleagues influenced by his work would be more difficult. While specific publications or theories are not listed in the provided material, the accumulation of library and authority identifiers signals a lasting bibliographic footprint within the fields of informatics and information systems.

## Notable For
- Being described as an American operations researcher and professor at Claremont Graduate University.
- Occupations recorded as computer scientist and university teacher.
- Fields of work recorded as informatics and information systems.
- Presence in major authority and library systems (VIAF 85293798; Library of Congress n83042951; WorldCat entity E39PBJvxvkGxwq6XPXJkD33fbd).
- Lifespan recorded as 1930 – 2012-05-10.

## Body
### Personal details
- Full name: Paul Gray.
- Family name: Gray; given name: Paul.
- Birth year: 1930.
- Death date: 2012-05-10.
- Sex/Gender: Male.
- Citizenship: United States.
- Languages: English.

### Academic and professional roles
- Occupations listed: computer scientist; university teacher.
- Primary employer recorded: Claremont Graduate University.
- Described role: operations researcher and professor (per provided wikidata description).

### Fields of work and subject areas
- Field_of_work entries: Informatics; Information system.
- These fields situate Gray within computational systems, data storage and retrieval, and the study of information systems in an academic context.

### Bibliographic and authority records
- VIAF identifier: 85293798.
- Library of Congress authority ID: n83042951.
- WorldCat entities ID: E39PBJvxvkGxwq6XPXJkD33fbd.
- GND ID: 1165689669.
- idref ID: 071208267.
- NUKAT ID: n2007137731.
- BnF ID: 12463825n.
- National Library of Latvia ID: 000118466.
- National Library of Israel ID: 987007428771105171.
- These identifiers are evidence that works authored by or associated with Paul Gray are cataloged in multiple national and international bibliographic systems.

### Online and database presence
- Wikipedia title recorded as: Paul Gray (information technology).
- Sitelink_count reported: 1.
- NL CR AUT ID: vse2007415004 (national authority entry).
- Freebase ID: /m/05x3fyq.

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## References

1. Czech National Authority Database
2. general catalog of BnF
3. [Source](https://viaf.org/viaf/data/viaf-20230206-links.txt.gz)
4. Virtual International Authority File
5. IdRef
6. National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File
7. Catalogo of the National Library of India