Birth Name: Grace Brewster Hopper
Occupation: Computer Scientist
Place Of Birth: New York City
Date Of Birth: December 9, 1906
Date Of Death: January 1, 1992
Cause Of Death: N/A
Ethnicity: White
Nationality: American
Grace Hopper was born on the 9th of December, 1906. She was popular for being a Computer Scientist. Computer scientist who developed a compiler system for computer programs and conceptualized the idea of machine-independent programming languages. She was one of the first programmers of the Harvard Mark I computer, which was finished in 1944.
Grace Hopper was born in New York City. She attended Vassar College, where she received a leave of absence from before being sworn into the United States Navy Reserve during World War II. She is credited with popularizing the term “debugging” for fixing computer glitches and the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Hopper (DDG-70) is named for her.
Grace Hopper was a Sagittarius and was born in the G.I. Generation.
JUMP TO: Grace Hopper’s biography, facts, family, personal life, zodiac, videos and related celebs.
Childhood
Grace Hopper was born in 1900s. Discover what happened on this day.
Grace Brewster Hopper is part of G.I. Generation also known as The Greatest Generation. This generation experienced much of their youth during the Great Depression and rapid technological innovation such as the radio and the telephone. The initials "G.I." is military terminology referring to "Government Issue" or "General Issue".
Education
Grace’s Grace Brewster Hopper attended Hartridge School, Plainfirld, New Jersey and Vassar College, B.A. in Mathematics (1928), Yale University, M.A. (1930) and Ph.D. (1934).
Family
Grace Hopper’s mother’s name is unknown at this time and her father’s name is under review. We will continue to update information on Grace Hopper’s parents.
Associated with
Personal Life
Like many famous people and celebrities, Grace Hopper kept her personal life private. Once more details are available, we will update this section.
Grace Hopper was born in the Year of the Horse.
Fast Facts
| REAL NAME: | Grace Brewster Hopper |
| NICKNAME: | Grace |
| RELIGION: | Unknown |
| AGE GENERATION: | G.I. Generation |
| BIRTH SIGN: | Sagittarius |
| BIRTH DAY: | Sunday |
| DEATH DAY: | Wednesday |
Videos
Horoscope
Zodiac Sign: Grace Hopper was a Sagittarius. People of this zodiac sign like freedom, travel, philosophy, being outdoors and dislike clingy people, constrained, off-the-wall theories. The strengths of this sign are being generous, idealistic, sense of humor, while weaknesses can be to promise more than can deliver, impatient and say anything no matter how undiplomatic. The greatest overall compatibility with Sagittarius is Gemini and Aries.
Chinese Zodiac: Grace Hopper was born in the Year of the Dragon. People born under this sign are seen as warm-hearted and easygoing. Independence is one of their greatest strengths, but sometimes they're overly frank with others.
Ruling Planet: Grace Hopper had a ruling planet of Jupiter and has a ruling planet of Jupiter and by astrological associations Thursday is ruled by Jupiter. This planet represents abundance, prosperity and the principle of expansion. People who are born with Jupirer as the ruling planet are optimistic and have a big appetite for life.
Grace Hopper’s birth sign is Sagittarius and she had a ruling planet of Jupiter.
Don’t miss
Who’s the richest Computer Scientist in the world?
Who are the richest people in the world?
When is Grace Hopper’s birthday?
Fans also viewed
Fact Check: We strive for accuracy and fairness. If you see something that doesn’t look right, contact us. This page is updated often with fresh details about Grace Hopper. Bookmark this page and come back often for updates.