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Michael Leonidas Dertouzos, Greek Computer scientist, electrical engineer, educator. Patentee in field Recipient Terman International Education award American Society Engineering Education, 1975; Ford postdoctoral fellow, 1964-1966; Fulbright scholar, 1954.

Background

Dertouzos, Michael Leonidas was born on November 5, 1936 in Athens, Greece. Son of Leonidas Michael and Rosana G. (Maris) Dertouzos. came to the United States, 1954, naturalized, 1965.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, University Arkansas, 1957. Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, University Arkansas, 1959. Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1964.

Doctorate (honorary), National University Athens, 1992.

Career

During Dertouzos"s term, LCS innovated in a variety of areas, including Republic of South Africa encryption, the spreadsheet, the NuBus, the X Window System, and the Internet. Dertouzos was instrumental in defining the World Wide Web Consortium and bringing it to Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He was a firm supporter of the GNU Project, Richard Stallman, and the FSF, and their continued presence at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In 1968, he co-founded Computek, Incorporated., a manufacturer of graphics and intelligent terminals with Marvin C. Lewis and Doctor Huber Graham. Dertouzos was a graduate of Athens College and attended the University of Arkansas on a Fulbright Scholarship.

He received his Doctor of Philosophy from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1964 and joined the Massachusetts Institute of Technology faculty.

He was buried at the First Cemetery of Athens.. lieutenant"s time to put the two back together.

The potential of the modern information age seems overshadowed at every turn by the ancient forces that separate the rich from the poor.

Achievements

  • Michael Leonidas Dertouzos has been listed as a notable electrical engineer, computer scientist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

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Quotations: We made a big mistake 300 years ago when we separated technology and humanism.. lieutenant"s time to put the two back together.

The potential of the modern information age seems overshadowed at every turn by the ancient forces that separate the rich from the poor.

Membership

Trustee Athens College, Greece, since 1973, chairman United States board of trustees, since 1992. Chairman of the Board Boston Camerata, 1976-1980. Director Cambridge Society Early Music, 1974-1975.

Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Thompson best paper prize 1968). Member National Academy of Engineering, Academy Athens, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, Pi Mu Epsilon.

Connections

Children: Alexandra, Leonidas.

Father:
Leonidas Michael Dertouzos

Mother:
Rosana G. (Maris) Dertouzos

child:
Leonidas Dertouzos

child:
Alexandra Dertouzos