Dennis M. Ritchie

IRL Name: 
Dennis M. Ritchie
Biography: 

One of the first hackers and the father of Unix, C language (and B for that matter). The driving creative force behind Bell Labs' legendary computer science operating group, Ritchie and Thompson created UNIX in 1969. Ritchie was found dead on October 12, 2011.

Facts

Is often referred to by his Bell Labs Email Address of "dmr" in technical discussion groups.

Rumors

Has turned down sexual favors from Richard Stallman.

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