Lorinda Cherry

Computer scientist and original Unix team member (1944-2022)
Person human Q4815272

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[18]
Date of birth
November 18, 1944
Date of death
February 2022, February 11, 2022[2][6]
Country of citizenship
United States[7]
Employer
Bell Labs[8]
Award received
William G. Giltzow Award, NCWIT Pioneer in Tech Award[15][16]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[24]
Family name
Cherry[22]
Given name
Lorinda[23]
Name in native language
Lorinda Cherry
🏷️ Also known as
en L. L. Cherry en Lorinda L. Cherry en Lorinda Landgraf Cherry en Lorinda Cherry ar لوريندا تشيري cs Lorinda L. Cherry cs Lorinda Landgraf Cherry cs Lorinda Cherryová cs Lorinda Cherry cs L. L. Cherry de Lorinda Landgraf Cherry es Lorinda L. Cherry he לורינדה צ'רי zh 洛林达·彻里 zh-hant 洛林達·徹里
🔖 Identifiers · 7
VIAF cluster ID
63597285
Library of Congress authority ID
no96001463
ACM Digital Library author ID
81100386772
DBLP author ID
44/6949
Freebase ID
/m/07k9tjr
Semantic Scholar author ID
9685647

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Works by author 3
Academic degree 2
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Award received 1
Country of citizenship 1
Employer 1
Family name 1
Instance of 1
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Summary

Lorinda Cherry was born on November 18, 1944[1]. She died in February 2022[2]. She worked as a computer scientist[3], rally driver[4], and dog trainer[5].

Body

Education

Educated at Stevens Institute of Technology[9], a university[25], in United States[26], founded in 1870[27] and University of Delaware[10], a land-grant university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1743[30], headquartered in Newark[31].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Writer's Workbench[11], an application software[32]; bc[12], a programming language[33], founded in 1975[34]; dc[13], a software calculator[35]; and eqn[14], a preprocessor[36].

Recognition

Awards received include William G. Giltzow Award[15], an award[37] and NCWIT Pioneer in Tech Award[16].

Why It Matters

Works attributed to her include bc[38], a programming language[39], founded in 1975[40]; dc[41], a software calculator[42]; and Writer's Workbench[43], an application software[44].

FAQs

What did Lorinda Cherry do for work?

Lorinda Cherry worked as computer scientist[3], rally driver[4], and dog trainer[5].

Where did Lorinda Cherry go to school?

Lorinda Cherry was educated at Stevens Institute of Technology[9] and University of Delaware[10].

What awards did Lorinda Cherry receive?

Honors received include William G. Giltzow Award[15] and NCWIT Pioneer in Tech Award[16].

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  1. [18] ↑ . ncwit.org. Retrieved . ncwit.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  7. [5] ↑ . ncwit.org. Retrieved . ncwit.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . minnie.tuhs.org. Retrieved . minnie.tuhs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . scca-nnjr.com. Retrieved . scca-nnjr.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [16] ↑ . ncwit.org. Retrieved . ncwit.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [19] ↑ . ncwit.org. Retrieved . ncwit.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . nuwber.com. nuwber.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [2] ↑ . kiratas.com. Retrieved . kiratas.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  16. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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