Bernard Vauquois
Bernard Vauquois (June 14, 1929 — September 30, 1985) was a French mathematician and computer scientist. He was a pioneer of computer science and machine translation (MT) in France. An astronomer-turned-computer scientist, he is known for his work on the programming language ALGOL 60, and later for extensive work on the theoretical and practical problems of MT, of which the eponymous Vauquois triangle is one of the most widely-known contributions.
Bernard Vauquois | |
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| Born | June 14, 1929 Paris, 16th arrondissement |
| Died | September 30, 1985 (aged 56) |
| Nationality | French |
| Education | Ph.D. |
| Occupation(s) | Researcher, computer scientist, university professor |
| Known for | Pioneered computer science in France, Machine translation (MT) theory and practice including Vauquois triangle Founded Centre d'Étude pour la Traduction Automatique (CETA) Helped define ALGOL 60 Founded The Center for Studies on Automatic Translation |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astronomy, mathematics, computer science |
| Institutions | French National Centre for Scientific Research, Meudon Observatory, Grenoble University, Association for Natural Language Processing (ATALA) |
| Thesis | (1958) |
He was a professor at what would become the Grenoble Alpes University.
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