Wim Ebbinkhuijsen
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Wim Ebbinkhuijsen is a retired Dutch
computer scientist who is considered one of the "fathers of Cobol
".
in 1979 he founded the international ISO COBOL working group. From 1967 he was a member, and from 1978 until 2003 he was the chairman of the Dutch COBOL Commission ("Nederlandse COBOL Commissie").
From 1998 until 2001 he was a member of the NCITS/ANSI
COBOL commission X3J4 and in that position he designed or re-wrote dozens parts of the current COBOL standard.
As member and chairman of the examining-board T2-Cobol Ebbinkhuijsen was active for a number of years with Exin (EXamenINstituut, "Dutch examination Institute") . He also wrote the course-books for this exam.
On October 22, 2004 after 42 years Ebbinghuijsen left the Cobol world, with a valedictory symposium in the auditorium of the Vrije Universiteit
of Amsterdam
. For his enormous contribution to COBOL he received an IEEE
award, as well as the Dutch royal distinction, Knighted in the Order of Orange-Nassau
(Ridder in de Orde van Oranje Nassau).
Netherlands
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computer scientist who is considered one of the "fathers of Cobol
COBOL
COBOL is one of the oldest programming languages. Its name is an acronym for COmmon Business-Oriented Language, defining its primary domain in business, finance, and administrative systems for companies and governments....
".
in 1979 he founded the international ISO COBOL working group. From 1967 he was a member, and from 1978 until 2003 he was the chairman of the Dutch COBOL Commission ("Nederlandse COBOL Commissie").
From 1998 until 2001 he was a member of the NCITS/ANSI
Ansi
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COBOL commission X3J4 and in that position he designed or re-wrote dozens parts of the current COBOL standard.
As member and chairman of the examining-board T2-Cobol Ebbinkhuijsen was active for a number of years with Exin (EXamenINstituut, "Dutch examination Institute") . He also wrote the course-books for this exam.
On October 22, 2004 after 42 years Ebbinghuijsen left the Cobol world, with a valedictory symposium in the auditorium of the Vrije Universiteit
Vrije Universiteit
The Vrije Universiteit is a university in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The Dutch name is often abbreviated as VU and in English the university uses the name "VU University". The university is located on a compact urban campus in the southern part of Amsterdam in the Buitenveldert district...
of Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
. For his enormous contribution to COBOL he received an IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers is a non-profit professional association headquartered in New York City that is dedicated to advancing technological innovation and excellence...
award, as well as the Dutch royal distinction, Knighted in the Order of Orange-Nassau
Order of Orange-Nassau
The Order of Orange-Nassau is a military and civil order of the Netherlands which was created on 4 April 1892 by the Queen regent Emma of the Netherlands, acting on behalf of her under-age daughter Queen Wilhelmina. The Order is a chivalry order open to "everyone who have earned special merits for...
(Ridder in de Orde van Oranje Nassau).