Jean David Ichbiah | |
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 Jean Ichbiah 1989-90, picture for ALSYS | |
| Born | 25 March 1940 |
| Died | 26 January 2007 (aged 66) |
| Occupation | computer scientist Executive Director Alsys |
| Known for | chief designer (1977–1983) of the Ada programming language[1] |
Jean David Ichbiah (25 March 1940 – 26 January 2007)[1] was a French computer scientist. From 1977 to 1983, he was the chief designer of Ada, a general-purpose, strongly typed programming language with certified validated compilers.[1]