George E. Collins
George E. Collins (January 10, 1928 in Stuart, Iowa – November 21, 2017 in Madison, Wisconsin) was an American mathematician and computer scientist. He is the inventor of garbage collection by reference counting[G60] and of the method of quantifier elimination by cylindrical algebraic decomposition.[G75]
George Edwin Collins | |
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| Born | January 10, 1928 Stuart, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | November 21, 2017 (aged 89) Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Cornell University |
| Known for | Garbage collection |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of Wisconsin–Madison, Ohio State University, RISC-Linz, Delaware University, North Carolina State University |
| Doctoral advisor | J. Barkley Rosser |
| Doctoral students | Ellis Horowitz |
He received his PhD from Cornell University in 1955. He worked at IBM, the University of Wisconsin–Madison (1966–1986) Ohio State University, RISC-Linz, Delaware University, and North Carolina State University.
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