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Alan Perlis

Also Known As Alan Jay Perlis · Alan J. Perlis
Software And Its Engineering

Alan J. Perlis was an American computer scientist and professor at Purdue University, Carnegie Mellon University and Yale University. He is best known for his pioneering work in programming languages and in 1966 became the first recipient of the ACM Turing Award. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Birth Year
1922 1
Birth Date
1922-04-01 1
Death Year
1990 1
Death Date
1990-02-07 1
Award
honorary doctor of Purdue University 2
Award
honorary doctorate 2
Award
Turing Award 2
Award
Computer Pioneer Award 2
Award
honorary doctorate from the University of Waterloo 2
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Source Wikidata: ALGOL
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1. Wikipedia: Alan Perlis
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  • Lead section
    Alan J. Perlis was an American computer scientist and professor at Purdue University, Carnegie Mellon University and Yale University. He is best known for his pioneering work in programming languages and in 1966 he became the first recipient of the ACM Turing Award.
  • Infobox, Born
    April 1, 1922
  • Infobox, Died
    February 7, 1990
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2. Wikidata: Alan Perlis
Wikidata Q62861, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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