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'''Alan Jay Perlis''' was an American computer science and [[wikipedia:Turing Award|Turing Award]] recipient known for pioneering work in early programming language design and development, in particular of [[wikipedia:ALGOL|ALGOL]]. He was an advocate of APL, and taught it in university courses. | '''Alan Jay Perlis''' was an American computer science and [[wikipedia:Turing Award|Turing Award]] recipient known for pioneering work in early programming language design and development, in particular of [[wikipedia:ALGOL|ALGOL]]. He was an advocate of APL, and taught it in university courses. |