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John Klensin

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John Klensin · Technology & Engineering

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Computer & information scientist

Where

United States

Biography

John Klensin is recognized among Jewish contributors to Technology & Engineering — Computer & information scientist

How & why

John C. Klensin is an American computer and information scientist and Internet pioneer whose work on protocols began in 1969 with the File Transfer Protocol. He authored or co-edited some sixty RFCs, including core standards for email (SMTP) and internationalized domain names, chaired the Internet Architecture Board, and was inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame in 2012. Public biographies do not document a Jewish identity; he is included here on the strength of the site's directory source.

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Computer & information scientist

Source: Jinfo.org — JEWISH COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENTISTS