Alan Cobham

American mathematician and computer scientist (*1927 – †2011)
Person human Q30731065
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Alan Cobham was born on November 4, 1927, in San Francisco [1]. He worked as a mathematician and computer scientist .

He died on June 28, 2011, in Middletown .

Alan Cobham

Summary

Alan Cobham is a human[1]. Born in San Francisco[2], he… he was born on +1927-11-04T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Middletown[4]. He died on +2011-06-28T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a mathematician[6] and computer scientist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Alan Cobham was born in San Francisco[2].
  • Alan Cobham passed away in Middletown[4].
  • Alan Cobham was born on +1927-11-04T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Alan Cobham died on +2011-06-28T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Alan Cobham held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Alan Cobham's professions included mathematician[6].
  • Alan Cobham's professions included computer scientist[7].
  • Alan Cobham was employed by IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center[10].
  • Among Alan Cobham's employers was Wesleyan University[11].
  • Alan Cobham is recorded as male[12].
  • Alan Cobham's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Alan Cobham's family name is recorded as Cobham[14].
  • Alan Cobham's given name is recorded as Alan[15].
  • Alan Cobham's zbMATH author ID is recorded as cobham.alan[16].
  • Alan Cobham's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11c6cg41v6[17].
  • Alan Cobham's MR Author ID is recorded as 229049[18].
  • Alan Cobham's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[19].

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Origins and Family

Alan Cobham was born in San Francisco[2]. He was born on +1927-11-04T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[6] and computer scientist[7]. Employers include IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center[10], a research center[20], in United States[21] and Wesleyan University[11], a university[22], in United States[23], founded in 1831[24].

Death and Burial

Alan Cobham died on +2011-06-28T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Middletown[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Alan Cobham include Cobham's thesis[25], a hypothesis[26].

Why It Matters

Alan Cobham ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[8]

Entities named for him include Cobham's thesis[25], a hypothesis[26].

FAQs

Where was Alan Cobham born?

Alan Cobham was born in San Francisco[2].

Where did Alan Cobham die?

Alan Cobham died in Middletown[4].

What did Alan Cobham do for work?

Alan Cobham worked as mathematician[6] and computer scientist[7].

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  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [3] . recursed.blogspot.com. recursed.blogspot.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [25] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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