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John George Kemeny
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Jewish-Hungarian American mathematician, computer scientist, educator, and President of Dartmouth College
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John George Kemeny, born János György Kemény in Budapest in 1926, was a Hungarian-American mathematician, computer scientist, university teacher, and economist. He was educated at Princeton University, where he studied under Alonzo Church, and later served as a faculty member at both Princeton University and Dartmouth College. Kemeny also participated in the Manhattan Project. He was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and received the Computer Pioneer Award.
Kemeny is noted for creating the BASIC programming language. His other works include *Introduction to Finite Mathematics*, *Finite Mathematical Structures*, *Finite Markov Chains*, *Pre-calculus, version 3.0.*, and *Random Essays on Mathematics, Education, and Computers*. He spoke English and was the doctoral advisor to Václav E. Beneš. Kemeny died of natural causes in Hanover in 1992.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1926
- Died
- 1992
- Works
- 74
Top works
- Introduction to finite mathematics
- Pre-calculus, version 3.0.
- Random essays on mathematics, education, and computers
- Finite Mathematical Structures
- Finite Markov Chains
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Key facts
- Preceded by
- John Sloan Dickey
- Succeeded by
- David T. McLaughlin
- Born
- ( 1926-05-31 ) May 31, 1926, Budapest , Kingdom of Hungary
- Died
- December 26, 1992 (1992-12-26) (aged 66), Hanover , New Hampshire , United States
- Education
- Princeton University (A.B., Ph.D.)
- Awards
- Computer Pioneer Award (1985)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- György
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Budapest
- Occupation
- educator
- Position held
- chairperson
- Employer
- Princeton University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Participant in
- Manhattan Project
- Doctoral advisor
- Alonzo Church
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- date of birth
- 1926-05-31
- date of death
- 1992-12-26
- birth name
- Kemény János György
- name
- Kemény János
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- John G. Kemeny
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
- name in native language
- Kemény János György
- manner of death
- natural causes
- ethnic group
- Jewish people
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Encyclopedic overview
John George Kemeny (born Kemény János György; May 31, 1926 – December 26, 1992) was a Hungarian-born American mathematician, computer scientist, and educator best known for co-developing the BASIC programming language in 1964 with Thomas E. Kurtz. Kemeny served as the 13th President of Dartmouth College from 1970 to 1981 and pioneered the use of computers in college education. Kemeny chaired the presidential commission that investigated the Three Mile Island accident in 1979. According to György Marx he was one of "The Martians".
Early life and education
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