THE DATE BEHIND THE NAME

J. Presper Eckert

American electrical engineer and computer pioneer (1919–1995)

J. Presper Eckert has incompatible recorded birth dates. The main Wikidata statement lists April 6, 1919 in Philadelphia, United States.

Born

April 6, 1919

An exact age is omitted because the recorded dates are incompatible or not precise enough.

Died: June 3, 1995

Birthplace
Philadelphia, United States
Professions
electrical engineer, engineer, computer scientist, inventor, physicist
Citizenship
United States

Incompatible birth dates

Sources disagree: April 6, 1919 (Proleksis Encyclopedia; MacTutor History of Mathematics archive; Encyclopædia Britannica Online; Brockhaus Enzyklopädie; SNAC) or April 9, 1919 (Integrated Authority File).

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.

More about J. Presper Eckert

Birth name
John Adam Presper Eckert, Jr.

All birth date sources

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Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026. View Wikidata record

Questions people ask

Where was J. Presper Eckert born?

J. Presper Eckert was born in Philadelphia, United States.

What was J. Presper Eckert’s name at birth?

J. Presper Eckert’s recorded birth name is John Adam Presper Eckert, Jr..

When did J. Presper Eckert die?

J. Presper Eckert died on June 3, 1995.