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Gerrit Blaauw

Also Known As Gerrit Anne Blaauw
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Gerrit Anne Blaauw was a Dutch computer scientist known as one of the principal designers of the IBM System/360 line of computers, working alongside Fred Brooks, Gene Amdahl and others. 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
1924 1
Birth Date
1924-07-17 2
Death Year
2018 2
Death Date
2018-03-21 2
Award
Computer Pioneer Award 1
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Sources
1. Wikidata: Gerrit Blaauw
  • Wikidata Q2632606, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata Q2632606 P569 (date of birth)
2. Wikipedia: Gerrit Blaauw
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  • Lead section
    Gerrit Anne "Gerry" Blaauw (17 July 1924 - 21 March 2018) was a Dutch computer scientist, known as one of the principal designers of the IBM System/360 line of computers, together with Fred Brooks, Gene Amdahl, and others.
  • Infobox, Born
    17 July 1924
  • Infobox, Died
    21 March 2018
  • In Field: Computer Architecture, Lead paragraph
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