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Robert Dewar

Also Known As Robert Berriedale Keith Dewar · Robert B. K. Dewar
Software And Its Engineering

Robert Berriedale Keith Dewar was an American computer scientist and educator who helped develop programming languages and compilers, and was an outspoken advocate of freely licensed open-source software. He co-founded the AdaCore software company, serving as its chief executive and president. 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
1945 1
Birth Date
1945-06-21 2
Death Year
2015 2
Death Date
2015-06-30 2
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In Field

Programming Language Theory, Fields
Source Wikipedia: Robert Dewar
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Nationality

United States

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Sources
1. Wikidata: Robert Dewar
  • Wikidata Q983144, resolved via en.wikipedia pageprops (wave rule R-L)
  • Wikidata Q983144 P569 (date of birth)
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2. Wikipedia: Robert Dewar
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  • Lead section
    Robert Berriedale Keith Dewar (21 June 1945 - 30 June 2015) was an American computer scientist and educator. He helped to develop programming languages and compilers and was an outspoken advocate of freely licensed open-source software.
  • Infobox, Born
    21 June 1945
  • Infobox, Died
    30 June 2015
  • In Field: Programming Language Theory, Lead paragraph
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