George Coulouris (computer scientist)
George Coulouris | |
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| Born | 15 November 1937 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | 18 November 2024 (aged 87) London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Known for | Content Addressable File Store, Em Unix text editor, Distributed Systems textbook |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Queen Mary, University of London University of Cambridge IBM Imperial College London |
| Website | www www |
George F. Coulouris (15 November 1937 – 18 November 2024) was a British computer scientist and the son of actor George Coulouris. He was an emeritus professor of Queen Mary, University of London and formerly visiting professor in residence at University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory. He was co-author of a textbook on distributed systems. He was instrumental in the development of ICL's Content Addressable File Store (CAFS) and he developed em, the Unix editor, which inspired Bill Joy to write vi.