Charles Katz
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| Charles Katz | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1927 Philadelphia |
| Nationality | United States |
| Fields | Computer Science |
| Institutions | Remington Rand |
| Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania |
| Known for | A-0 System, ALGOL 58, ALGOL 60 |
Charles Katz (born in 1927) is an American computer scientist known for his contributions to early compiler development in the 1950s.
He received a BS in mathematics at Temple University in 1950 and an MS at the University of Pennsylvania in 1953, then went to work at Remington-Rand with Grace Hopper on the development of compilers for her Univac programming languages beginning with A-2, followed by MATH-MATIC and FLOW-MATIC. In 1958 he served as one of the US members of the IAL committee which specified the ALGOL language.
External sources
Short biography at the University of Calgary
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