William W. Tunnicliffe
William W. Tunnicliffe (born April 22, 1922 in Washington, DC , † September 12, 1996 in Winchester , Massachusetts ) was an American computer scientist and entrepreneur.
William W. Tunnicliffe studied at Worcester Polytechnic Institute until 1943 and graduated from Harvard University with a degree in engineering and applied physics in 1951 . He was the first to suggest the idea of markup language at a 1967 conference. His idea was to separate format definitions and content in electronic documents, which he called "generic coding".
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- Biographical Notes by Harvey Bingham and Charles F. Goldfarb
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SURNAME | Tunnicliffe, William W. |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American computer scientist, “markup-language” founder |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 22, 1922 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Washington, DC |
DATE OF DEATH | September 12, 1996 |
Place of death | Winchester, Massachusetts |