Seymour Ginsburg | |
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| Born | December 12, 1927 |
| Died | December 5, 2004 (aged 76) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | City College of New York, University of Michigan |
| Known for | Formal Language Theory, Abstract Families of Languages, Database theory, Object Histories |
| Spouse | Eleanor Rene Shore |
| Children | David Ginsburg, Diane Ginsburg |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Computer Science |
| Institutions | University of Southern California, University of Miami |
| Doctoral advisor | Ben Dushnik |
Seymour Ginsburg (December 12, 1927 – December 5, 2004) was an American pioneer of automata theory, formal language theory, and database theory, in particular; and computer science, in general. His work was influential in distinguishing theoretical Computer Science from the disciplines of Mathematics and Electrical Engineering.
During his career, Ginsburg published over 100 papers and three books on various topics in theoretical Computer Science.