Christopher Strachey Scientist

Christopher S. Strachey (/ˈstreɪtʃi/; 1916–1975) was a British computer scientist. He was one of the founders of denotational semantics, and a pioneer in programming language design. He was a member of the Strachey family prominent in government, arts, administration and academia.

Personal facts

Birth dateNovember 16, 1916
Birth place
England , Hampstead
Date of deathMay 18, 1975
Place of death
England , Oxford
Education
King's College Cambridge
Known for
CPL (programming language)
Denotational semantics
Fundamental Concepts in Programming Languages

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External resources

  1. http://alpha60.de/research/muc
  2. http://comjnl.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/7/4/313
  3. http://vmoc.museophile.org/pioneers/strachey.html
  4. http://www.alanturing.net
  5. http://www.alanturing.net/turing_archive/pages/Reference%20Articles/BriefHistofComp.html
  6. http://www.brics.dk/~hosc/vol13
  7. http://www.cs.man.ac.uk/CCS/res/res43.htm#e
  8. http://www.gingerbeardman.com/loveletter