John Pinkerton

British computer designer (1919-1997)
Person human Q6252942
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John Pinkerton

Summary

John Pinkerton is a human[1]. He was born on August 2, 1919[2]. He died on December 22, 1997[3]. He worked as an engineer[4] and computer graphics designer[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • John Pinkerton was born on August 2, 1919[2].
  • John Pinkerton died on December 22, 1997[3].
  • John Pinkerton worked as an engineer[4].
  • John Pinkerton's professions included computer graphics designer[5].
  • John Pinkerton was educated at Clifton College[7].
  • John Pinkerton was educated at Trinity College[8].
  • John Pinkerton is recorded as male[9].
  • John Pinkerton's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • John Pinkerton's family name is recorded as Pinkerton[11].
  • John Pinkerton's given name is recorded as John[12].
  • John Pinkerton's copyright status as a creator is recorded as works protected by copyrights[13].

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Origins and Family

John Pinkerton was born on August 2, 1919[2].

Education

Educated at Clifton College[7], an independent school[14], in United Kingdom[15], founded in 1862[16], headquartered in Bristol[17] and Trinity College[8], a college of the University of Cambridge[18], in United Kingdom[19], founded in 1546[20], headquartered in Cambridge[21].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include engineer[4] and computer graphics designer[5].

Death and Burial

John Pinkerton died on December 22, 1997[3].

Why It Matters

John Pinkerton ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

What did John Pinkerton do for work?

John Pinkerton worked as engineer[4] and computer graphics designer[5].

Where did John Pinkerton go to school?

John Pinkerton was educated at Clifton College[7] and Trinity College[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [2] . doi.ieeecomputersociety.org. Retrieved . doi.ieeecomputersociety.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . ecma-international.org. ecma-international.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [14] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [15] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [16] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-08-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of birth +1919-08-02T00:00:00Z
    Given name John
    Oxford dictionary of national biography id 69262
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