John Warner Backus

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/John_Warner_Backus
GPTKB entity
Statements (35)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Columbia_University
gptkb:University_of_Virginia
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Draper_Prize
gptkb:IEEE_Computer_Pioneer_Award
gptkb:National_Medal_of_Science
gptkb:Turing_Award
gptkbp:birthDate 1924-12-03
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania,_United_States
gptkbp:causeOfDeath illness
gptkbp:deathDate 2007-03-17
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Ashland,_Oregon,_United_States
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:ALGOL
gptkb:FORTRAN
gptkb:Backus–Naur_form
gptkbp:employer gptkb:IBM
gptkbp:field gptkb:mathematics
computer science
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:ALGOL
gptkb:FORTRAN
gptkb:Backus–Naur_form
gptkbp:member gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:ALGOL
gptkb:FORTRAN
gptkb:Backus–Naur_form
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:computer_scientist
gptkb:mathematician
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Ashland,_Oregon,_United_States
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Barbara_Backus
gptkbp:TuringAwardYear 1977
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:John_W._Backus
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label John Warner Backus