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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
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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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Alan Perlis (Wikidata)
  • Wikidata alias: Alan Jay Perlis
    Alan Jay Perlis
  • Wikidata P166: honorary doctor of Purdue University
    Wikidata P166 (award received): honorary doctor of Purdue University.
  • Wikidata P166: honorary doctorate
    Wikidata P166 (award received): honorary doctorate.
  • Wikidata P166: Turing Award
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Turing Award.
  • Wikidata P166: Computer Pioneer Award
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Computer Pioneer Award.
  • Wikidata P166: honorary doctorate from the University of Waterloo
    Wikidata P166 (award received): honorary doctorate from the University of Waterloo.
  • Wikidata alias: Alan J. Perlis
    Alan J. Perlis
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