Barry James Mailloux | |
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Born | 1939 | or 1940
Died | May 26, 1982 | (aged 41–42)
Other names | BJ |
Education |
University of Alberta (
M.Sc., 1963) Mathematisch Centrum ( Ph.D., 1968) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Computer science |
Institutions |
Mathematisch Centrum University of Alberta |
Theses |
|
Academic advisors | Adriaan van Wijngaarden |
Notable students | Chris Thomson |
Barry James Mailloux (1940? – 26 May 1982) obtained his Master of Science (M.Sc.) in numerical analysis in 1963. From 1966, he studied at Amsterdam's Mathematisch Centrum under Adriaan van Wijngaarden, earning a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in 1968. [1] [2] [3] [4]
He was the "first et al editor" of the original Report on the Algorithmic Language ALGOL 68, and the Revised Report on the Algorithmic Language ALGOL 68. [5]
He was a member of the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) IFIP Working Group 2.1, [6] which specified, maintains, and supports the programming languages ALGOL 60 and ALGOL 68. [7]
In 1968, he returned to the University of Alberta as an assistant professor in the Department of Computing Science. His work on ALGOL 68 made the university a world center for ALGOL 68-related activity.
Mailloux's student Chris Thomson and friend Colin Broughton established Chion Corporation, which produced the Full Language Algol 68 Checkout Compiler ( FLACC). FLACC proved Mailloux's contention that ALGOL 68 could indeed be implemented, contrary to the public complaints from some, such as Edsger Dijkstra.
Barry James Mailloux | |
---|---|
Born | 1939 | or 1940
Died | May 26, 1982 | (aged 41–42)
Other names | BJ |
Education |
University of Alberta (
M.Sc., 1963) Mathematisch Centrum ( Ph.D., 1968) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Computer science |
Institutions |
Mathematisch Centrum University of Alberta |
Theses |
|
Academic advisors | Adriaan van Wijngaarden |
Notable students | Chris Thomson |
Barry James Mailloux (1940? – 26 May 1982) obtained his Master of Science (M.Sc.) in numerical analysis in 1963. From 1966, he studied at Amsterdam's Mathematisch Centrum under Adriaan van Wijngaarden, earning a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in 1968. [1] [2] [3] [4]
He was the "first et al editor" of the original Report on the Algorithmic Language ALGOL 68, and the Revised Report on the Algorithmic Language ALGOL 68. [5]
He was a member of the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) IFIP Working Group 2.1, [6] which specified, maintains, and supports the programming languages ALGOL 60 and ALGOL 68. [7]
In 1968, he returned to the University of Alberta as an assistant professor in the Department of Computing Science. His work on ALGOL 68 made the university a world center for ALGOL 68-related activity.
Mailloux's student Chris Thomson and friend Colin Broughton established Chion Corporation, which produced the Full Language Algol 68 Checkout Compiler ( FLACC). FLACC proved Mailloux's contention that ALGOL 68 could indeed be implemented, contrary to the public complaints from some, such as Edsger Dijkstra.