Richard Greenblatt (programmer)

Richard D. Greenblatt
Richard Greenblatt in 2009
Born (1944-12-25) December 25, 1944
Portland, Oregon, United States
EducationMassachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Known for
RelativesAliza Greenblatt (paternal grandmother)
Marjorie Guthrie (aunt)
Scientific career
FieldsComputer programming
Institutions

Richard D. Greenblatt (born December 25, 1944) is an American computer programmer. Along with Bill Gosper, he may be considered to have founded the hacker community, and holds a place of distinction in the communities of the programming language Lisp and of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Artificial Intelligence Laboratory.