Jill Hoare
Jill, Lady Hoare (born 15 October 1933) is a British computer scientist and one of the primary developers on the initial compiler for the ALGOL 60 language, developed for Elliott Brothers in 1963.[1]
Jill Hoare | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jill Pym 15 October 1933 |
| Occupation | Computer Scientist |
| Spouse | Sir Charles Antony Richard Hoare |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) | John Pym Diana Gough |
Hoare was born Jill Pym. She is the daughter of Lieutenant Colonel John Pym and Diana Gough.[2] She married Sir Charles Antony Richard Hoare on 13 January 1962. The couple had three children.[3]
After working on ALGOL, Hoare worked on hospital systems for NHS Oxfordshire.[4][5]
References
- Hoare, C. A. R.; Jones, C. B. (1989). Essays in computing science. New York: Prentice Hall. p. 5. ISBN 9780132840279. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage (107 ed.). Wilmington, Delaware: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd. p. 3232. ISBN 9780971196629.
- Perruso, Alison (17 December 2012). Who's Who in the World 2013. Marquis Who's Who. ISBN 9780837911502. Retrieved 17 January 2023 – via Internet Archive.
- Lavington, Simon (14 January 2022). Moving Targets: Elliott-Automation and the Dawn of the Computer Age in Britain, 1947 – 67. Springer. Retrieved 17 January 2023 – via Internet Archive.
- "Interview with Jill Hoare, former programmer for Elliott Brothers and the NHS". University of Oxford Podcasts. 6 October 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
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