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Alain Colmerauer

French computer scientist (1941-2017) · France · On the map · Scientists · Died at 76

Alain Colmerauer was a French computer scientist. He was a professor at Aix-Marseille University, and the creator of the logic programming language Prolog.

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2017Died12 May 20171991AAAI FellowAward1986Knight of the Legion of HonourAward1985Michel Monpetit PrizeAward1941Born24 January 1941

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AAAI Fellow1991
Knight of the Legion of Honour1986
Michel Monpetit Prize1985

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Country
France
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1941 to 2017 · aged 76

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