Klaus Samelson
Updated: 09/15/2017 by Computer Hope
Name: Klaus Samelson
Born: December 21, 1918, in Strasbourg, Alsace,France
Death: May 25, 1980 (Age: 62)
Computer-related contributions
- German mathematician, physicist, and computer pioneer in the area of programming language translation and push-pop stack algorithms for sequential formula translation on computers.
- Played a key role in the design of ALGOL 58 and ALGOL 60.
Significant publications
- The Munich Project CIP: Volume I (1986).
- The problem of a common language, especially for scientific numeral work (1959).