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Steven Anson Coons

American computer graphics pioneer
Person Human Q7614452

Facts

11 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[10]
Date of birth
March 7, 1912
Date of death
1979, August 1979[6]
Place of birth
New York City
Country of citizenship
United States[7]
Occupation
academic, computer scientist
Employer
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Syracuse University[8][9]
Doctoral student
Richard Franklin Riesenfeld, Kenneth James Versprille[11][12]
Family name
Coons[13]
Given name
Steven[14]
🏷️ Also known as
en Steven Anson Coons cs Steven A. Coons ja The Steven A. Coons Award ja クーンズ賞 ja スティーブン・A・クーンズ賞
🔖 Identifiers · 13
VIAF cluster ID
210028100
ACM Digital Library author ID
81100622796
CiNii Research ID
1140007889488156167
DBLP author ID
37/238
Freebase ID
/m/07bgvy
IdRef ID
069842930
MR Author ID
427789
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
96017
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA19751905
NL CR AUT ID
pna2008444591
Prabook ID
1872351
Scopus author ID
7005487124
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ZbMATH author ID
coons.steven-a

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Occupation 2
computer scientist, academic
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Employer 1
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Given name 1
Steven
Instance of 1
human
Named after 1
Coons surface
Place of birth 1
New York City
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Steven Anson Coons was born on March 7, 1912[1], in New York City[2]. He died in 1979[3]. He worked as an academic[4] and computer scientist[5].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Steven Anson Coons include Coons surface[15].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Steven Anson Coons include Coons surface[15].

FAQs

Where was Steven Anson Coons born?

Steven Anson Coons was born in New York City[2].

What did Steven Anson Coons do for work?

Steven Anson Coons worked as an academic[4] and computer scientist[5].

Related Entities

computer scientist Massachusetts Institute of Technology New York City United States

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  2. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . Nonuniform Rational B-Splines, Computervision, and Me. wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 18d ago · Delirium · 2026-10-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Employer → Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Syracuse University
    "Created claim: Employer: Syracuse University"
  2. 19d ago · Delirium · 2026-10-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Doctoral student → Richard Franklin Riesenfeld, Kenneth James Versprille
    "Created claim: Doctoral student: Kenneth James Versprille"
  3. 19d ago · Delirium · 2026-10-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Family name → Coons
    Mathematics Genealogy Project ID → 96017
    Doctoral student → Richard Franklin Riesenfeld, Kenneth James Versprille
    "Merged from another item"
  4. 6w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    IdRef ID → 069842930
    DBLP author ID → 37/238
    CiNii Research ID → 1140007889488156167
    Sex or gender → male
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #57226: Import and prefer more precise dates from dewiki"
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