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Grace Hopper

American computer scientist and United States Navy officer1906 to 1992

Wikidata names Øystein Ore as doctoral advisor. Linked to Wikidata.

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Advisors on Wikidata1

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Øystein Ore

The line above and below4 steps

The advisors of their advisors, four steps up at most, in the thesis records and on Wikidata, each kind marked; a person in both is listed once.

1 step up
stated by WikidataØystein Ore
2 steps up
stated by WikidataThoralf Skolem
3 steps up
stated by WikidataAxel Thue
4 steps up
stated by WikidataElling Holst

Theses

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New Types of Irreducibility Criteria
doctoral thesis, stated by Wikidata

Education and career11

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1923 to 1924
Wardlaw-Hartridge School
studied
1924 to 1928
Vassar College
studied
1928 to 1930
Yale University
studied
1931 to 1943
Vassar College
worked
until 1934
Yale University
studied
1943 to 1949
Bureau of Ships
worked
1949 to 1971
Eckert–Mauchly Computer Corporation
worked
1950 to 1955
Remington Rand
worked
1955 to 1966
Sperry Corporation
worked
1966 to 1986
Naval Sea Systems Command
worked
1986 to 1990
Digital Equipment Corporation
worked

At a glance

known as: mathematician, naval officer, computer scientist, university teacher, programmer, physicist
fields: computer science
awards: Defense Distinguished Service Medal, 1985, Legionnaire of Legion of Merit, 1973, National Medal of Technology and Innovation, 1991, National Women's Hall of Fame, 1994, IEEE Emanuel R. Piore Award, 1988, American Campaign Medal, Distinguished Fellow of the British Computer Society, 1973, Presidential Medal of Freedom, 2016, Computer History Museum Fellow, 1987, Wilbur Cross Medal, 1972, World War II Victory Medal, W. Wallace McDowell Award, 1979, Meritorious Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Society of Women Engineers Achievement Award, 1964, Fellow of the British Computer Society, 1973, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, ACM Distinguished Service Award, 1983, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, Legion of Merit, Harry H. Goode Memorial Award, 1970, Washington Award, 1987, Ada Lovelace Award, 1983
member of: American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Daughters of the American Revolution, Phi Beta Kappa Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Graduate Women in Science
notable works: FLOW-MATIC
Wikipedia: in 85 languages

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Read on 16 October 2026. A citation names the day the record was read, not a version.

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@misc{academicancestry_Q11641,
  author = {{Academic Ancestry}},
  title = {{Grace Hopper: advisors and students}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://academicancestry.org/person/Q11641},
  note = {read on 2026-10-16}
}

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Academic Ancestry. (2026, October 16). Grace Hopper: Advisors and students [Read on 2026-10-16]. https://academicancestry.org/person/Q11641