Joseph Wegstein
Joseph Henry Wegstein (born April 7, 1922 in Washburn , Illinois , † August 16, 1985 ) was an American computer scientist .
Life
At the University of Illinois he began studying physics, which he completed there in 1948 with a master's degree. He worked for the National Bureau of Standards (now NIST ), where he specialized in standards of automatic data processing and in particular technical recognition of fingerprints.
Joseph Wegstein took part in the conferences in Zurich in 1958 and in Paris in 1960, which resulted in the programming languages Algol 58 and Algol 60, respectively. As a participant in CODASYL , Wegstein was also involved in the development of COBOL .
Publications
- A computer oriented single-fingerprint identification system , 1968
- A semi-automated single fingerprint identification system , 1969
- Automated fingerprint identification , 1970
- Manual and Computerized footprint identification , 1972
- The M40 fingerprint matcher , 1975
Web links
- Literature by and about Joseph Wegstein in the bibliographic database WorldCat
- Short biography with photo NIST Virtual Museum
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lieut Joseph H Wegstein findagrave.com, accessed January 10, 2019
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wegstein, Joseph |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wegstein, Joseph Henry (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American computer scientist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 7, 1922 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Washburn (Illinois) |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 16, 1985 |