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Edgar F. Codd

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. He won the 1981 ACM Turing Award.

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Known for
Alpha language Database normalization OLAP Relational model Codd's cellular automaton Codd's theorem Codd's 12 rules Boyce–Codd normal form
Awards
Turing Award (1981)
Education
Exeter College, Oxford (BA) University of Michigan (MA, PhD)
Born
Edgar Frank Codd (1923-08-19)19 August 1923 Fortuneswell, Dorset, England
Died
18 April 2003(2003-04-18) (aged 79) Williams Island, Aventura, Florida, USA
Doctoral advisor
John Henry Holland

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Awards · 1
Edgar F. Codd → Turing Award (1981)
Born · 1
Edgar F. Codd → Edgar Frank Codd (1923-08-19)19 August 1923 Fortuneswell, Dorset, England
Died · 1
Edgar F. Codd → 18 April 2003(2003-04-18) (aged 79) Williams Island, Aventura, Florida, USA
Doctoral advisor · 1
Edgar F. Codd → John Henry Holland
Education · 1
Edgar F. Codd → Exeter College, Oxford (BA) University of Michigan (MA, PhD)
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Edgar F. Codd → Computer Science
Known for · 1
Edgar F. Codd → Alpha language Database normalization OLAP Relational model Codd's cellular automaton Codd's theorem Codd's 12 rules Boyce–Codd normal form
Thesis · 1
Edgar F. Codd → Propagation, Computation, and Construction in Two-dimensional cellular spaces (1965)
Workplaces · 1
Edgar F. Codd → University of Oxford University of Michigan IBM

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Edgar F. CoddDied18 April 2003(2003-04-18) (aged 79) Williams Island, Aventura, Florida, USA1.00infobox
Edgar F. CoddDoctoral advisorJohn Henry Holland1.00infobox
Edgar F. CoddEducationExeter College, Oxford (BA) University of Michigan (MA, PhD)1.00infobox
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Edgar F. CoddKnown forAlpha language Database normalization OLAP Relational model Codd's cellular automaton Codd's theorem Codd's 12 rules Boyce–Codd normal form1.00infobox
Edgar F. CoddThesisPropagation, Computation, and Construction in Two-dimensional cellular spaces (1965)1.00infobox
Edgar F. CoddWorkplacesUniversity of Oxford University of Michigan IBM1.00infobox

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