Hume, James Nairn Patterson (Pat)
(1923-2013 )
Born 17 March 1923 in Brooklin NY Died 9 May 2013 Toronto ON
BA University of Toronto 1945
MA University of Toronto 1946
PhD University of Toronto 1949
Computer Science Founding member of Department Science (1964)
Professor Emeritus
Software development; analysis of computer systems; debugging; programming languages (with compiler for the Ferut Computer)
Associate Dean, School of Graduate Studies (Physical Sciences) 1968-1972
Chair, Department of Computer Science 1975-1980
Elected Senior Fellow of Massey College 1973
Second Master of Massey College 1981-1988 (Master Emeritus)
Co-host (with Dr Donald Ivey) of CBC's The Nature of Things Awards
Sanford Fleming Award 2001 C.I.P.A. Hall of Faames 2002 Doctor of Science, Queen's University 2006 Member of the Order of Canada ACM Fellow FRSC
References
http://utarms.library.utoronto.ca/researchers/fond-listings/james-nairn-patterson-hume
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/pat-hume-was-canadas-pioneer-of-computer-programming/article13522264/ http://www.masseycollege.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/In-Memoriam-Patt-Hume.pdf