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Ada Lovelace

Also known as Lady Ada, Augusta Ada Byron, Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace, Ada Byron

English mathematician (1815–1852)

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Ada Lovelace, born Augusta Ada Byron, was a British mathematician, programmer, poet, and computer scientist. She was the daughter of Lord Byron and Anne Isabella Byron, and had siblings Elizabeth Medora Leigh and Allegra Byron. Lovelace was married to William King-Noel, 1st Earl of Lovelace, and they had a child named Anne Blunt. She was influenced by Charles Babbage and worked in the fields of computing and mathematics.

She was born in London on 10 December 1815 and died in Marylebone on 27 November 1852 from uterine cancer. Her birth name was Augusta Ada Byron, and her family name was King. She held the social classification of nobility and was a citizen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Her notable works include *Sketch of the analytical engine invented by Charles Babbage, Esq*. She is referenced by 431 other encyclopedia articles.

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Born: 10 December 1815
Died: 27 November 1852
Works: 3

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Sketch of the analytical engine invented by Charles Babbage, Esq
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Instance of: human
Given name: Ada
Gender: female
Citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Place of birth: London
Place of death: Marylebone
Spouse: William King-Noel, 1st Earl of Lovelace
Father: Lord Byron
Mother: Anne Isabella Byron
Sibling: Allegra Byron
Occupation: engineer
Employer: University of Cambridge
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Noble title: countess
Field of work: mathematics
Image: Ada Byron daguerreotype by Antoine Claudet 1843 or 1850 - cropped.png

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Commons category: Ada Lovelace
topic's main category: Category:Ada Lovelace
social classification: nobility
birth name: Augusta Ada Byron
date of death: 1852-11-27
date of birth: 1815-12-10
cause of death: uterine cancer
influenced by: Charles Babbage
Commons gallery: Ada Lovelace
ethnic group: English people
pseudonym: A. A. L.
writing language: English language
name in native language: Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace
significant person: Charles Babbage
honorific prefix: The Right Honourable
maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics
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Commons Creator page: Ada Lovelace
subject named as: Ada Lovelace
manner of death: natural causes
translates from: French
translates into: English language

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Encyclopedic overview

Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace (née Byron; 10 December 1815 – 27 November 1852), also known as Ada Lovelace, was an English mathematician and writer chiefly known for work on Charles Babbage's proposed mechanical general-purpose computer, the analytical engine. She was the first to recognise the machine had applications beyond pure calculation. Lovelace is often considered the first computer programmer.

Lovelace was the only legitimate child of poet Lord Byron and reformer Anne Isabella Milbanke. Lord Byron separated from his wife a month after Ada was born, and died when she was eight. Although often ill in childhood, Lovelace pursued her studies assiduously. She married William King in 1835. King was a Baron, and was created Viscount Ockham and 1st Earl of Lovelace in 1838. The name Lovelace was chosen because Ada was descended from the extinct Baron Lovelaces. The title given to her husband thus made Ada the Countess of Lovelace.

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