John E. L. Peck
John Edward Lancelot Peck (14 August 1918 – 6 November 2013) was the first permanent Head of Department of Computer Science at the University of British Columbia (UBC). He remained the Head of Department from 1969 to 1977.
John Edward Lancelot Peck | |
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| Born | August 14, 1918 South Africa |
| Died | November 6, 2013 (aged 95) |
| Education | B.Sc., M.Sc.; University of Natal M.Sc.; University of Natal |
| Known for | Topology ALGOL 68 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics Computer science |
| Institutions | Brown University University of Natal University of New Brunswick McGill University University of Calgary University of British Columbia |
He was one of the editors of the original Report on the Algorithmic Language ALGOL 68 and a contributing editor to the Revised Report on the Algorithmic Language ALGOL 68. He has written an article outlining his personal account of being part of the design team. Before assuming his role as the Head of Computer Science at the University of British Columbia, he was the first Head of the University of Calgary's newly built Math Department.
Many of his publications are indexed on the DBLP computer science bibliography site, and the Computer History Museum, software preservation group site.