March 9, 1900
Precision: day · Rank: normal
THE DATE BEHIND THE NAME
Howard H. Aiken
pioneer in computing, original conceptual designer behind IBM's Harvard Mark I computer (1900-1973)
Howard H. Aiken has incompatible recorded birth dates. The main Wikidata statement lists March 8, 1900 in Hoboken, United States.
Born
March 8, 1900
An exact age is omitted because the recorded dates are incompatible or not precise enough.
Died: March 14, 1973
- Birthplace
- Hoboken, United States
- Professions
- engineer, mathematician, physicist, consultant, computer scientist, inventor, university teacher
- Citizenship
- United States
Incompatible birth dates
Sources disagree: March 8, 1900 (Google Books) or March 9, 1900 (MacTutor History of Mathematics archive; Czech National Authority Database).
The main date retains its own sources. These alternatives overlap neither all other statements nor the main date. Rank is Wikidata editorial priority, not proof.
All birth date sources
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Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026. View Wikidata record
Questions people ask
Where was Howard H. Aiken born?
Howard H. Aiken was born in Hoboken, United States.
When did Howard H. Aiken die?
Howard H. Aiken died on March 14, 1973.