Academic

Tadao Takahashi

Brazilian computer scientist (1950–2022)

Life: 1950 – 2022
Born: December 16, 1950
Died: April 6, 2022
Nationality: Brazil

Eduardo Tadao Takahashi was a Brazilian computer scientist and researcher who was credited with contributions toward planning, deployment, and adoption of the internet in Brazil and other Latin American countries. He was a founding director of Brazil's National Research Network (RNP), an academic network that coordinated actions toward setting up the country's national internet backbone. He was inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame in 2017.