Jeffrey Ullman
Jeffrey Ullman · Technology & Engineering
Turing Award laureate (2020); wrote the foundational textbooks on compilers and databases; Knuth Prize (2000)
1942, New York City, United States
United States
Jeffrey Ullman is recognized among Jewish contributors to Technology & Engineering — Turing Award laureate (2020); wrote the foundational textbooks on compilers and databases; Knuth Prize (2000)
Ullman, an American computer scientist of Jewish background, spent his career largely at Stanford, where his textbooks on compilers (the 'Dragon Book'), automata and databases taught generations of programmers. He helped lay the theoretical foundations of database systems and data-driven computing. He shared the 2020 Turing Award with Alfred Aho and won the Knuth Prize in 2000.
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Turing Award laureate (2020); wrote the foundational textbooks on compilers and databases; Knuth Prize (2000)
Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the Turing Award
