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Jean Ichbiah

Also Known As Jean David Ichbiah
Software And Its Engineering

Jean David Ichbiah was a French and American computer scientist. From 1977 to 1983, he was the chief designer of Ada, a general-purpose, strongly typed programming language with certified validated compilers. 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
1940 1
Birth Date
1940-03-25 1
Death Year
2007 1
Death Date
2007-01-26 1
Award
Knight of the Legion of Honour 2
Connections

In Field

Programming Language Theory, Fields
Source Wikipedia: Jean Ichbiah

Invented

Ada, Programming Languages
Source Wikidata: Ada
Additional Source Wikipedia: Jean IchbiahInfobox: known_for

Long-Form Articles

From Green to Ada to FITALY: Jean Ichbiah's Two Careers in Computing, Articles
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Nationality

France

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United States

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Sources
1. Wikipedia: Jean Ichbiah
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  • Lead section
    Jean David Ichbiah (25 March 1940 - 26 January 2007) was a French and American computer scientist. From 1977 to 1983, he was the chief designer of Ada, a general-purpose, strongly typed programming language with certified validated compilers.
  • Infobox: birth_date
    March 25, 1940
  • Infobox: death_date
    January 26, 2007
  • In Field: Programming Language Theory, Lead paragraph
  • Invented: Ada, Infobox: known_for
    chief designer (1977-1983) of the Ada programming language Invention FITALY in ( 1990)
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2. Wikidata: Jean Ichbiah
Wikidata Q92853, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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