Academic
Robert Dewar
Computer scientist
- Life
- 1945 – 2015
- Born
- June 21, 1945
- Died
- June 30, 2015
- Nationality
- United States
Robert Berriedale Keith Dewar was an American computer scientist and educator. He helped to develop programming languages and compilers and was an outspoken advocate of freely licensed open-source software. He was a cofounder, CEO, and president of the AdaCore software company. He was also an enthusiastic amateur performer and musician, especially with the Village Light Opera Group in New York City.
