Jessie MacWilliams

Mathematician, programmer (1917-1990)
Person human Q468042
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Jessie MacWilliams

Summary

Jessie MacWilliams is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Stoke-on-Trent[2]. She was born on +1917-01-04T00:00:00Z[3]. She died on +1990-05-27T00:00:00Z[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 (5 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 +1917-01-04T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Jessie MacWilliams died on +1990-05-27T00:00:00Z[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 ISNI is recorded as 0000000108690518[19].
  • Jessie MacWilliams's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 9940940[20].
  • Jessie MacWilliams's GND ID is recorded as 1145466974[21].
  • Jessie MacWilliams's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2004087788[22].
  • Jessie MacWilliams's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 124396686[23].
  • Jessie MacWilliams's IdRef ID is recorded as 033539014[24].
  • Jessie MacWilliams's SBN author ID is recorded as PUVV151005[25].
  • Jessie MacWilliams's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 55186[26].
  • Jessie MacWilliams's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02vg98[27].

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Origins and Family

Jessie MacWilliams's place of birth was Stoke-on-Trent[2]. She was born on +1917-01-04T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at University of Cambridge[13], a collegiate university[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1209[30], headquartered in Cambridge[31]; Harvard University[14], a private university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1636[34], headquartered in Cambridge[35]; and Johns Hopkins University[15], a private university[36], in United States[37], founded in 1876[38], headquartered in Baltimore[39]. 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[40]. Among Jessie MacWilliams's employers was Bell Labs[12].

Death and Burial

Jessie MacWilliams died on +1990-05-27T00:00:00Z[4].

Why It Matters

Jessie MacWilliams ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[7] She has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] She is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

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].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  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. [19] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . wikidata.org.
  24. [4] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . 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. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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