John George Kemeny
(1926-1992)
Hungarian-born American mathematician and computer scientist
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John George Kemeny (born Kemény János György; May 31, 1926 – December 26, 1992) was a Hungarian-born American mathematician, computer scientist, and educator best known for co-developing the BASIC programming language in 1964 with Thomas E. Kurtz. Kemeny served as the 13th President of Dartmouth College from 1970 to 1981 and pioneered the use of computers in college education. Kemeny chaired the presidential commission that investigated the Three Mile Island accident in 1979. According to György Marx he was one of The Martians.
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31 May 1926 Budapest, Hungary
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26 December 1992 (aged 66) Hanover, New Hampshire, United States
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| Zodiac | Gemini |
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