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Edgar F. Codd

Also Known As Ted Codd
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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/

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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
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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

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Databases, Fields

Invented

Source Wikipedia: Relational Model
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1. Wikipedia: Edgar F. Codd
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Introduction and Work sections
    While working for IBM, invented the relational model for database management, the theoretical basis for relational databases.
  • Introduction
    Edgar Frank 'Ted' Codd
  • Associated With: Databases
  • In Group: Data Management Systems
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2. Wikidata: Edgar F. Codd
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Wikipedia: Relational Model
Wikimedia FoundationInvented: Relational Model, History section
Quote, Invented: Relational Model, History section
The relational model was developed by Edgar F. Codd as a general model of data, and subsequently promoted by Chris Date and Hugh Darwen among others.
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