Jonathan B. Postel

GPTKB entity

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_California,_Los_Angeles
gptkbp:awards gptkb:IEEE_Internet_Award
gptkb:Postel_Service_Award_(named_in_his_honor)
gptkbp:birthDate 1943-08-06
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Altadena,_California,_United_States
gptkbp:contribution contributed to the development of DNS
contributed to the development of SMTP
contributed to the development of TCP/IP
helped develop ARPANET protocols
gptkbp:deathDate 1998-10-16
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Santa_Monica,_California,_United_States
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:Leonard_Kleinrock
gptkb:Dave_Farber
gptkbp:employer gptkb:Information_Sciences_Institute
gptkb:University_of_Southern_California
gptkbp:field computer networking
Internet engineering
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Jonathan_Bruce_Postel
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jonathan B. Postel
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Request_for_Comments_(RFC)
gptkb:Domain_Name_System
gptkb:Internet_Assigned_Numbers_Authority
TCP/IP protocols
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Postel_Center_at_USC_ISI
gptkb:Postel_Service_Award
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Internet_Architecture_Board
gptkb:Internet_Engineering_Task_Force
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notableQuote Be conservative in what you do, be liberal in what you accept from others.
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:computer_scientist
Internet pioneer
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Santa_Monica,_California,_United_States
gptkbp:role editor of RFC series
co-creator of IANA
gptkbp:thesisTitle Protocol design for computer networks
gptkbp:thesisYear 1974
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:ISOC_Jonathan_B._Postel_Service_Award
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5