David Cope

Summary

David Cope is a human^[1]. He was born in San Francisco^[2]. He was born on May 17, 1941^[3]. He died in Santa Cruz^[4]. He died on May 4, 2025^[5]. He worked as a composer^[6], artificial intelligence researcher^[7], university teacher^[8], and computer scientist^[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (147 views/month, #7,279 of 1,000,298).^[10]

Key Facts

• Born in San Francisco^[2], David Cope…
• David Cope died in Santa Cruz^[4].
• David Cope was born on May 17, 1941^[3].
• David Cope died on May 4, 2025^[5].
• David Cope held citizenship in United States^[11].
• David Cope worked as a composer^[6].
• David Cope worked as an artificial intelligence researcher^[7].
• David Cope's professions included university teacher^[8].
• David Cope worked as a computer scientist^[9].
• David Cope's field of work was music^[12].
• David Cope's field of work was music composition^[13].
• David Cope's field of work was informatics^[14].
• David Cope's field of work was computer programming^[15].
• David Cope's field of work was computer algorithm^[16].
• David Cope's field of work was artificial intelligence^[17].
• Among David Cope's employers was University of California, Santa Cruz^[18].
• David Cope was educated at Arizona State University^[19].
• David Cope was educated at University of Southern California^[20].
• David Cope is recorded as male^[21].
• David Cope's instance of is recorded as human^[22].
• David Cope's family name is recorded as Cope^[23].
• David Cope's given name is recorded as David^[24].
• David Cope's official website is recorded as http://artsites.ucsc.edu/faculty/cope/^[25].
• David Cope's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[26].
• David Cope's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'David Cope'}^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1941-05-17^[30]

• MusicBrainz ID: 3799d7e9-395d-455f-a783-79f063399072^[31]

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Origins and Family

David Cope was born in San Francisco^[2]. He was born on May 17, 1941^[3].

Education

Educated at Arizona State University^[19], a university^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1885^[34], headquartered in Tempe^[35] and University of Southern California^[20], a private university^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1880^[38], headquartered in Los Angeles^[39].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer^[6], artificial intelligence researcher^[7], university teacher^[8], and computer scientist^[9]. Fields of work include music^[12], a type of arts^[40]; music composition^[13], an academic discipline^[41]; informatics^[14], an academic major^[42], founded in 1957^[43]; computer programming^[15], an academic discipline^[44]; computer algorithm^[16]; and artificial intelligence^[17], a type of technology^[45]. Among David Cope's employers was University of California, Santa Cruz^[18].

Death and Burial

David Cope died on May 4, 2025^[5]. He passed away in Santa Cruz^[4].

Why It Matters

David Cope ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (147 views/month, #7,279 of 1,000,298).^[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[46] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[47]

FAQs

Where was David Cope born?

David Cope was born in San Francisco^[2].

Where did David Cope die?

David Cope passed away in Santa Cruz^[4].

What did David Cope do for work?

David Cope worked as composer^[6], artificial intelligence researcher^[7], university teacher^[8], and computer scientist^[9].

Where did David Cope go to school?

David Cope was educated at Arizona State University^[19] and University of Southern California^[20].