Jean Ichbiah [SEP] cause of death
sells text entry software for PDAs and tablet PCs, as well as text-entry software for medical transcription on PCs.
Awards and honors.
In 1979, Jean Ichbiah was designated a "chevalier" (knight) of the French Legion of Honour and a "correspondent" of the French Academy of Sciences. He received a Certificate of Distinguished Service from the United States Department of Defense for his work on Ada.
Death.
Jean Ichbiah died from complications of a brain tumor on January 26, 2007.
External links.
- "Jean Ichbiah (1940-2007)", press release by the Ada Resource Association
- "Programming pioneer dies — A tribute to Ada's Jean Ichbiah", by Phil Manchester (2007-02-02)
- Obituary by Bertrand Meyer, as published in SIGSOFT Software Engineering Notes
- Jean Ichbiah, 66; designed landmark computer language (Boston Globe)
- Ada inventor Jean Ichbiah dies (Computerworld)
- Member of the French Academy of Sciences
- Ada