Edgar F. Codd
1923
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2003
country of citizenship: United Kingdom, United States of America
languages spoken, written or signed: English
educated at: Exeter College, University of Michigan, Poole Grammar School
occupation: computer scientist, mathematician, university teacher
award received: Turing Award, IBM Fellow, Computer Pioneer Award, ACM Fellow
Edgar Frank "Ted" Codd (19 August 1923 – 18 April 2003) was an English 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 made other valuable contributions to computer science, but the relational model, a very influential general theory of data management, remains his most mentioned, analyzed and celebrated achievement. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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