Born: 4-Sep-1927
Birthplace: Boston, MA

Gender: Male
Religion: Atheist
Race or Ethnicity: White
Occupation: Computer Programmer

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Created LISP programming language

    University: BS, California Institute of Technology (1948)
    University: PhD Mathematics, Princeton University (1951)
    Professor: Princeton University
    Professor: Dartmouth College
    Professor: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Professor: AI Lab Director, Stanford University (1965-8)

    American Academy of Arts and Sciences
    National Academy of Sciences
    Hoover Institution Senior Fellow
    National Medal of Science 1990
    Kyoto Prize 1988
    Turing Award

Official Website:
http://www-formal.stanford.edu/jmc/

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