About Michel Sintzoff
Lived 1938 – 2010 (aged 72). Michel Sintzoff was a Belgian computer scientist and mathematician, known for ALGOL 68.
Michel Sintzoff (12 August 1938 – 28 November 2010) was a Belgian mathematician and computer scientist.
He was one of the editors of the Revised Report on the Algorithmic Language Algol 68.
He was a member of the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) IFIP Working Group 2.1 on Algorithmic Languages and Calculi, which specified, maintains, and supports the programming languages ALGOL 60 and ALGOL 68.
He was also a member of IFIP Working Group 2.3 on Programming Methodology, of which he was chairperson from 2003 to 2006.
In 1981, he founded the journal Science of Computer Programming. Until 1999, he was editor-in-chief.
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Who was Michel Sintzoff?
Belgian mathematician
When was Michel Sintzoff born?
Michel Sintzoff was born on 12 August 1938 in Belgium, Brussels.
When did Michel Sintzoff die?
Michel Sintzoff died on 28 November 2010 in Belgium.
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Michel Sintzoff was a computer scientist and mathematician.
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Michel Sintzoff was known for ALGOL 68.
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Michel Sintzoff was Belgian.
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