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Edgar F. Codd

Also Known As Ted Codd
Information Systems

Edgar Frank Codd, known as Ted, was a British computer scientist who, while working for IBM, invented the relational model for database management, the theoretical basis for relational databases. His 1970 paper A Relational Model of Data for Large Shared Data Banks reorganized how the world stores structured data, and he won the 1981 Turing Award for it. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Birth Year
1923 1
Birth Date
1923-08-19 2
Death Year
2003 1
Death Date
2003-04-18 2
Nationality
British 1
Award
Turing Award 2
Award
ACM Fellow 2
Award
Computer Pioneer Award 2
Award
IBM Fellow 2
Contribution Kind
Theory 1
Highest Honour
Turing Award 1
Connections

Associated With

Databases, Fields

Edgar F. Codd's 1970 paper A Relational Model of Data for Large Shared Data Banks founded the field's dominant model, and he is widely called the father of the relational database.

Source Wikipedia: Edgar F. Codd

In Field

Databases, Fields

Invented

Relational Model, Concepts
Source Wikipedia: Relational Model
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Nationality

United Kingdom

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United States

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Sources
1. Wikipedia: Edgar F. Codd
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    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.
  • Infobox: awards
    Turing Award (1981)
  • Infobox: known_for
    Alpha language Database normalization OLAP Relational model Codd's cellular automaton Codd's theorem Codd's 12 rules Boyce-Codd normal form
  • Associated With: Databases
  • In Group: Data Management Systems
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2. Wikidata: Edgar F. Codd
Wikidata Q92596, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Engineering and Technology History Wiki (ETHW): Edgar F. Codd
Engineering and Technology History Wiki (ETHW)Biography box: Awards
Quote, Biography box: Awards
A. M. Turing Award
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Wikipedia: Relational Model
Wikimedia FoundationInvented: Relational Model, Lead section
Quote, Invented: Relational Model, Lead section
The relational model (RM) is an approach to managing data using a structure and language consistent with first-order predicate logic, first described in 1969 by English computer scientist Edgar F.
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