Dina St Johnston

Dina St Johnston
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Born
Aldrina Nia Vaughan

20 September 1930
South London, England
Died30 June/1 July 2007
NationalityBritish
Alma materLondon University
OccupationSoftware producer
SpouseAndrew St Johnston

Dina St Johnston (née Aldrina Nia Vaughan, 20 September 1930 – 30 June/1 July 2007) was a British computer programmer credited with founding the UK's first software house in 1959.[1][2]

  1. ^ Simon Lavington. An Appreciation of Dina St Johnston (1930–2007) Founder of the UK's First Software House. The Computer Journal (2009) 52 (3): 378-387. doi: 10.1093/comjnl/bxn019
  2. ^ Electronics Weekly for 26 February 1969 "This week is the tenth anniversary of the UK's software industry, and Vaughan Programming Services of Ware, Herts, who started it all, are thriving under the direction of Mrs A St Johnston." (excerpt from 2007-11-08 electronicsweekly.com online issue)