Paul Allen
American businessman and philanthropist, co-founder of Microsoft (1953-2018) · United States · Founders · Died at 65
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Something wrong?Paul Gardner Allen was an American businessman, computer programmer, and investor. He co-founded Microsoft Corporation with his childhood friend Bill Gates in 1975, which was followed by the microcomputer revolution of the 1970s and 1980s.
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Allen (left) with Bill Gates at Lakeside School in 1970
The title page of the assembly language code that produced Altair BASIC, developed by Allen, Gates, and Monte Davidoff, with two early Microsoft business cards showing Gates as president and Allen as vice president
Allen (right) studies a brain sample with Allan Jones, CEO of the Allen Institute for Brain Science, in 2011.Awards
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Paul Gardner Allen was an American businessman, computer programmer, and investor. He co-founded Microsoft Corporation with his childhood friend Bill Gates in 1975, which was followed by the microcomputer revolution of the 1970s and 1980s. Allen was ranked as one of the richest people in American history by Forbes, with an estimated net worth of $20.3 billion at the time of his death in October 2018.
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