Grace Hopper

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United States Navy officer computer scientist human mathematician pioneer of computer science programmer rear admiral

Grace Hopper was a pioneering American computer scientist and U.S. Navy rear admiral best known for her work on early programming languages and the development of COBOL.

Aliases (2)

Grace Brewster Murray Hopper ×1
Margaret Hamilton ×1

Statements (61)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Navy officer → computer scientist → human → mathematician → pioneer of computer science → programmer → rear admiral →
academicDegree	PhD in mathematics → bachelor's degree in mathematics and physics → master's degree in mathematics →
awardReceived	Computer History Museum Fellow Award → Defense Distinguished Service Medal → IEEE Emanuel R. Piore Award → Legion of Merit → National Medal of Technology and Innovation → Presidential Medal of Freedom →
burialPlace	Arlington National Cemetery →
causeOfDeath	natural causes →
conflict	World War II →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1906-12-09 →
dateOfDeath	1992-01-01 →
educatedAt	Vassar College → Yale University →
employer	Digital Equipment Corporation → Harvard University → Remington Rand → Sperry Corporation → United States Navy → Vassar College →
familyName	Hopper → Murray →
fieldOfWork	compiler construction → computer science → programming languages →
fullName	Grace Brewster Murray Hopper →
givenName	Grace →
hasHonorificName	Amazing Grace →
hasOccupation	military officer → software engineer → university teacher →
knownFor	pioneering work on high-level programming languages → popularizing the term computer bug →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
memberOf	United States Navy Reserve →
militaryBranch	United States Navy →
militaryRank	rear admiral →
notableWork	A-0 System compiler → COBOL programming language → FLOW-MATIC programming language → development of the first compiler for a computer programming language →
placeOfBirth	New York → New York City → United States of America →
placeOfDeath	Arlington NERFINISHED → United States of America → Virginia →
sexOrGender	female →
workLocation	Cambridge, Massachusetts → New York City → Washington, D.C. →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Grace Hopper College → Grace Murray Hopper Award →	namedAfter
Grace Hopper ("Grace Brewster Murray Hopper") →	fullName
NASA Exceptional Service Medal ("Margaret Hamilton") →	notableRecipient
John W. Mauchly →	notableStudent