Ralph Griswold

Name: Ralph E. Griswold

Born: May 19, 1934, in Modesto, California, USA

Death: October 4, 2006 (Age: 72)

Computer-related contributions

• American computer scientist who is noted for his research into high-level programming languages and symbolic computation.
• His language credits include the string processing language SNOBOL, SL5, and Icon.

Significant publications

• Graphics Programming in Icon (2000).
• Icon Programming Language, 3rd Edition (2000).
• Implementation of the Icon Programming Language (1987).
• The Macro Implementation of Snobol 4 (1972).