John Backus AKA John Warner Backus Born: 3-Dec-1924 Birthplace: Philadelphia, PA Died: 17-Mar-2007 Location of death: Ashland, OR Cause of death: unspecified
Gender: Male Race or Ethnicity: White Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Computer Programmer Party Affiliation: Democratic Nationality: United States Executive summary: Inventor of BNF, led FORTRAN team Military service: US Army (drafted 1943) Brother: Cecil Backus Wife: Marjorie Jamison (div.) Daughter: Karen Backus Daughter: Paula Backus Wife: Barbara Stannard (d. 2004)
High School: Hill School, Pottstown, PA University: Chemistry, University of Virginia (dropped out) University: MS Mathematics, Columbia University (1950)
IBM (1950-91, as IBM Fellow, 1963-91)
EMILY's List MoveOn.org PAC For a Change VoteVets National Medal of Science 1975 Turing Award 1977 Charles Stark Draper Prize 1993 Risk Factors: Brain Cancer
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