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Gérard Berry

b. 1948

French computer scientist, member of Collège De France

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About Gérard Berry

Born 1948. Gérard Berry is a French computer scientist, engineer and researcher.

Gérard Philippe Berry (born 25 December 1948) is a French computer scientist, member of the French Academy of Sciences, French Academy of Technologies, and Academia Europaea. He was the Chief Scientist Officer of Esterel Technologies from 2000 to 2009. He held the 2007-2008 yearly Liliane Bettencourt chair of Technological Innovation at the Collège de France. He was Director of Research at INRIA Sophia-Antipolis and held the 2009-2010 yearly Informatics and Digital Sciences chair at the . Berry's work, which spans over more than 30 years, brought important contributions to three main fields: lambda calculus and functional programming parallel and real-time programming languages design automation for synchronous digital circuits

Berry is known for the Esterel programming language.

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Important facts

Born
25 December 1948
Birth century
20th century
Occupation
Computer scientist, engineer, researcher
Nationality
France
Education
École polytechnique, Mines ParisTech, Paris Diderot University
Employers
Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique, Esterel Technologies, Mines ParisTech, Collège de France
Awards
CNRS Gold medal; Knight of the Legion of Honour; Knight of the National Order of Merit; Officer of the French Order of Academic Palms; CNRS bronze medal; Michel Monpetit Prize; Officer of the National Order of Merit
Also known as
Gerard Berry

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Frequently asked questions

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French computer scientist, member of Collège De France

When was Gérard Berry born?

Gérard Berry was born on 25 December 1948.

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Gérard Berry is a computer scientist, engineer and researcher.

What nationality is Gérard Berry?

Gérard Berry is French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Gérard Berry

· Wikidata: Q3123761

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