Alan Ashton | |
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Born | Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. | May 7, 1942
Alma mater | University of Utah |
Known for | WordPerfect |
Spouse | Karen Jackman Ashton |
Children | 11 |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Computer science bioinformatics |
Institutions | WordPerfect Corporation Novell |
Alan C. Ashton (born May 7, 1942) is the co-founder of WordPerfect Corporation and a former professor at Brigham Young University (BYU). Ashton worked for a time with Novell after the company bought WordPerfect, and subsequently founded Thanksgiving Point in Lehi, Utah.