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Edgar F. Codd

Computer Science

Edgar Frank Codd, known as Ted Codd, was a British computer scientist who, while working for IBM, invented the relational model for database management, the theoretical basis for relational databases and relational database management systems. He won the 1981 ACM Turing Award.

Facts
Birth Year
1923 2
Birth Date
1923-08-19 1
Death Date
2003-04-18 1
Death Year
2003 2
Field
Computer Science 1
Death Place
Aventura, United States 2
Nationality
British 1
Notable Work
Relational model for database management 1
Birthplace
Isle of Portland, United Kingdom 2
Field
Field (category)
Computer Science 1
Connections

Member Of

Association for Computing Machinery, Institutions
Source Edgar F. Codd - Wikipedia

Works In

Computer Science, Disciplines
Source Edgar F. Codd - Wikipedia
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Nationality

United Kingdom

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Source Edgar F. Codd - WikipediaLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
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Edgar Frank "Ted" Codd (19 August 1923 – 18 April 2003) was a British computer scientist who, while working for IBM, invented the relational model for database management, the theoretical basis for relational databases and relational database management systems.
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1. Edgar F. Codd - Wikipedia
  • Lead paragraph, sentence 1
    Edgar Frank "Ted" Codd (19 August 1923 - 18 April 2003) was a British computer scientist who, while working for IBM, invented the relational model for database management, the theoretical basis for relational databases and relational database management systems.
  • Lead paragraph, death date
    Edgar Frank "Ted" Codd (19 August 1923 - 18 April 2003) was a British computer scientist who, while working for IBM, invented the relational model for database management, the theoretical basis for relational databases and relational database management systems.
  • Lead paragraph, nationality descriptor
    Edgar Frank "Ted" Codd (19 August 1923 - 18 April 2003) was a British computer scientist who, while working for IBM, invented the relational model for database management, the theoretical basis for relational databases and relational database management systems.
  • Lead paragraph, field descriptor
    Edgar Frank "Ted" Codd (19 August 1923 - 18 April 2003) was a British computer scientist who, while working for IBM, invented the relational model for database management, the theoretical basis for relational databases and relational database management systems.
  • Lead paragraph, invention clause
    Edgar Frank "Ted" Codd (19 August 1923 - 18 April 2003) was a British computer scientist who, while working for IBM, invented the relational model for database management, the theoretical basis for relational databases and relational database management systems.
  • Works In: Computer Science, Lead sentence
    Edgar Frank "Ted" Codd (19 August 1923-18 April 2003) was a British computer scientist who, while working for IBM, invented the relational model for database management, the theoretical basis for relational databases and relational database management systems.
  • Member Of: Association for Computing Machinery, Article text
    Codd received the Turing Award in 1981, and in 1994 he was inducted as a Fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery. Codd died of heart failure at his hom
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2. Edgar F. Codd (Wikidata)
  • P570 (date of death): year
    +2003-04-18T00:00:00Z
  • P20 (place of death): Aventura, United States
    Q790541
  • P19 (place of birth): Isle of Portland, United Kingdom
    Q774215
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