Charles Katz
Charles Katz (* 1927 in Philadelphia ) is an American mathematician and computer scientist who is known for his contributions to the development of early compiler technology.
Life
Katz studied mathematics at Temple University , where he made his bachelor's degree in 1950, and continued his studies at the University of Pennsylvania , which gave him his master's degree in 1953. At Remington Rand he worked with Grace Hopper on the development of the proto-translator A-0 and for the FLOW-MATIC language .
In the course of efforts to create a universal programming language, the Society for Applied Mathematics and Mechanics and the Association for Computing Machinery organized a meeting in Zurich in 1958 to coordinate the American and European lines of development. The participants were Friedrich L. Bauer , Hermann Bottenbruch , Heinz Rutishauser and Klaus Samelson (from the GaMM) and John W. Backus , Charles Katz, Alan J. Perlis and Joseph Wegstein (from the ACM). The result of these efforts was the language Algol 58 , which was to have a decisive influence on the entire development of programming languages and is the ancestor of the languages commonly used today.
Katz later worked at Burroughs Corporation .
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| SURNAME | Katz, Charles |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American mathematician and computer scientist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Philadelphia |