Per Brinch Hansen

Per Brinch Hansen
Per Brinch Hansen
	Per Brinch Hansen in 1999
Born	13 November 1938; Frederiksberg, Denmark
Died	31 July 2007 (aged 68); Syracuse, New York
Alma mater	Technical University of Denmark
Known for	RC 4000 multiprogramming system; Operating systems kernels, microkernels; Monitors; Concurrent programming; Concurrent Pascal; Distributed Processes; Parallel computing; Distributed computing;
Spouse	Milena
Children	2
Awards	IEEE Computer Pioneer Award (2002);
	Scientific career
Fields	Computer science
Institutions	Regnecentralen; Carnegie Mellon University; California Institute of Technology; University of Southern California; University of Copenhagen; Syracuse University;
Website	brinch-hansen.net

Per Brinch Hansen (13 November 1938 – 31 July 2007) was a Danish-American computer scientist known for his work in operating systems, concurrent programming and parallel and distributed computing.

Per Brinch Hansen
Per Brinch Hansen in 1999
Born	(1938-11-13)13 November 1938 Frederiksberg, Denmark
Died	31 July 2007(2007-07-31) (aged 68) Syracuse, New York
Alma mater	Technical University of Denmark
Known for	RC 4000 multiprogramming system Operating systems kernels, microkernels Monitors Concurrent programming Concurrent Pascal Distributed Processes Parallel computing Distributed computing
Spouse	Milena
Children	2
Awards	IEEE Computer Pioneer Award (2002)
Scientific career
Fields	Computer science
Institutions	Regnecentralen Carnegie Mellon University California Institute of Technology University of Southern California University of Copenhagen Syracuse University

Website	brinch-hansen.net