| Grace Murray Hopper  AKA Grace Brewster Murray
Born: 9-Dec-1906
Birthplace: New York City, NY
Died: 1-Jan-1992
Location of death: Arlington, VA
Cause of death: unspecified
Gender: Female
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Computer Programmer, Scientist, Military Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Invented the COBOL compiler Military service: US Navy (1943-86) Father: Walter Murray (insurance broker)
Mother: Mary Campbell Van Horne
Sister: Mary
Brother: Roger
Husband: Vincent Foster Hopper (m. 1930, div. 1945)
University: Hartridge School, Plainfield, NJ (1923-34)
University: BA Mathematics and Physics, Vassar College (1928)
University: MA Mathematics and Physics, Yale University (1930)
University: PhD Mathematics and Physics, Yale University (1934)
Professor: Vassar College (1931-41)
Professor: New York University (1941-43)
Professor: Harvard University
Professor: University of Pennsylvania (1959)
Digital Equipment Corporation Senior Consultant
Sperry Rand
American Association for the Advancement of Science 1963
IEEE 1962
Phi Beta Kappa Society 1918
Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society 1934
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal 1980
National Medal of Technology 1991
Risk Factors: Smoking
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