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Jean E. Sammet

Jean E. Sammet (March 23, 1928 – May 20, 2017) was an American computer scientist who developed the FORMAC programming language in 1962. She was also one of the developers of the influential COBOL programming language.

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Alma mater
Mount Holyoke College (B.A.) University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (M.A.) Columbia University
Awards
Ada Lovelace Award (1989) Computer Pioneer Award(2009) NCWIT Pioneer Award (2013)
Born
(1928-03-23)March 23, 1928 New York City
Died
May 20, 2017(2017-05-20) (aged 89) Silver Spring, Maryland
Fields
Computer science

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Jean E. Sammet → Mount Holyoke College (B.A.) University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (M.A.) Columbia University
Awards · 1
Jean E. Sammet → Ada Lovelace Award (1989) Computer Pioneer Award(2009) NCWIT Pioneer Award (2013)
Born · 1
Jean E. Sammet → (1928-03-23)March 23, 1928 New York City
Died · 1
Jean E. Sammet → May 20, 2017(2017-05-20) (aged 89) Silver Spring, Maryland
Fields · 1
Jean E. Sammet → Computer science

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