Jessie MacWilliams

Mathematician, programmer (1917-1990)
Person human Q468042
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Summary

Jessie MacWilliams is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Stoke-on-Trent[2]. She was born on January 4, 1917[3]. She died on May 27, 1990[4]. She worked as a mathematician[5] and computer scientist[6]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Jessie MacWilliams's place of birth was Stoke-on-Trent[2].
  • Jessie MacWilliams was born on January 4, 1917[3].
  • Jessie MacWilliams died on May 27, 1990[4].
  • Jessie MacWilliams held citizenship in United Kingdom[8].
  • Jessie MacWilliams held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[9].
  • Jessie MacWilliams's professions included mathematician[5].
  • Jessie MacWilliams worked as a computer scientist[6].
  • Jessie MacWilliams's field of work was character encoding[10].
  • Jessie MacWilliams's field of work was mathematics[11].
  • Among Jessie MacWilliams's employers was Bell Labs[12].
  • Jessie MacWilliams's education included a stint at University of Cambridge[13].
  • Jessie MacWilliams was educated at Harvard University[14].
  • Jessie MacWilliams's education included a stint at Johns Hopkins University[15].
  • Jessie MacWilliams's doctoral advisor was Andrew Gleason[16].
  • Jessie MacWilliams is recorded as female[17].
  • Jessie MacWilliams's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Jessie MacWilliams's family name is recorded as MacWilliams[19].
  • Jessie MacWilliams's given name is recorded as Florence[20].
  • Jessie MacWilliams's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[21].
  • Jessie MacWilliams's Erdős number is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}[22].
  • Jessie MacWilliams's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[23].

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Origins and Family

Jessie MacWilliams's place of birth was Stoke-on-Trent[2]. She was born on January 4, 1917[3].

Education

Educated at University of Cambridge[13], a collegiate university[24], in United Kingdom[25], founded in 1209[26], headquartered in Cambridge[27]; Harvard University[14], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1636[30], headquartered in Cambridge[31]; and Johns Hopkins University[15], a private university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1876[34], headquartered in Baltimore[35]. Jessie MacWilliams's doctoral advisor was Andrew Gleason[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[5] and computer scientist[6]. Fields of work include character encoding[10] and mathematics[11], an academic discipline[36]. Among Jessie MacWilliams's employers was Bell Labs[12].

Death and Burial

Jessie MacWilliams died on May 27, 1990[4].

Why It Matters

Jessie MacWilliams ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[7] She has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] She is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

FAQs

Where was Jessie MacWilliams born?

Jessie MacWilliams was born in Stoke-on-Trent[2].

What did Jessie MacWilliams do for work?

Jessie MacWilliams worked as mathematician[5] and computer scientist[6].

Where did Jessie MacWilliams go to school?

Jessie MacWilliams was educated at University of Cambridge[13], Harvard University[14], and Johns Hopkins University[15].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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