Science · Technology · 1924–2007
John Backus — Age, Birthday & Biography
Born: 3 December 1924 · Died: 17 March 2007 · Age at death: 82
How old was John Backus when he died?
John Backus died aged 82. He was born on 3 December 1924 and died on 17 March 2007.
Computer scientist who led the team that created the FORTRAN language
Did you know?He originally struggled at school and served in the army before discovering his talent for mathematics and computing.
John Warner Backus (December 3, 1924 – March 17, 2007) was an American computer scientist. He led the team that invented and implemented FORTRAN, the first widely used high-level programming language, and was the inventor of the Backus–Naur form (BNF), a widely used notation to define syntaxes of formal languages.
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- Age at death
- 82
- Would be
- 101
- Years since death
- 19
- Born
- December 3, 1924 · Philadelphia, United States
- Died
- March 17, 2007
- Nationality
- American
- Known for
- Science, Technology
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- Would-be age todayJohn Backus would be 101 years old today. See how many birthdays they would have celebrated.Age
- Birth anniversaryJohn Backus's 102nd birthday is in 39 days. If it's your birthday too, it's a double celebration!102nd
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