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Alan C. Ashton

American computer scientist

Life
1942 – present
Born
May 7, 1942
Nationality
United States

Alan C. Ashton is the co-founder of WordPerfect Corporation and a former professor at Brigham Young University (BYU). Ashton worked for a time with Novell after the company bought WordPerfect, and subsequently founded Thanksgiving Point in Lehi, Utah.

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