Michel Sintzoff
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Michel Sintzoff (12 August 1938 – 28 November 2010)[1] was a Belgian mathematician and computer scientist.[2]
Michel Sintzoff | |
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Sintzoff at a symposium at the CWI, Amsterdam, 1991 | |
| Born | 12 August 1938 |
| Died | 28 November 2010 (aged 72) |
| Citizenship | Belgium |
| Education | Université catholique de Louvain (M.Sc., 1962) |
| Known for | ALGOL 68 Science of Computer Programming |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics, computer science |
| Institutions | Manufacture Belge de Lampes et matériel Electrique Research Laboratory Université catholique de Louvain |
He was one of the editors of the Revised Report on the Algorithmic Language Algol 68.
He was a member of the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) IFIP Working Group 2.1 on Algorithmic Languages and Calculi,[3] which specified, maintains, and supports the programming languages ALGOL 60 and ALGOL 68.[4]
He was also a member of IFIP Working Group 2.3 on Programming Methodology, of which he was chairperson from 2003 to 2006.[5]
In 1981, he founded the journal Science of Computer Programming. Until 1999, he was editor-in-chief.[2]
In 1993, he was elected a member of the Academia Europaea.[6]
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