Charles Simonyi
Updated: 09/15/2017 by Computer Hope
Name: Charles Simonyi
Born: September 10, 1948, in Budapest, Hungary
Computer-related contributions
- Hungarian-American computer software executive who oversaw the creation of Microsoft's flagship Office suite of applications as head of Microsoft's application software group.
- Now heads his own company, Intentional Software, with the aim of developing and marketing his concept of intentional programming.
- Proposed Hungarian notation.
Honors and awards
- Wharton Infosys Business Transformation Award for the industry-wide impact of his innovative work in information technology (2004).