Jean-Marie Hullot
Jean-Marie Hullot (February 16, 1954 – June 17, 2019) was a French computer scientist and programmer who authored important programs for the original Macintosh, NeXTSTEP and Mac OS X platforms. These include SOS Interface for the Mac, which later became Interface Builder for NeXTSTEP (1985), and later still evolved into an important part of Mac OS X. He also helped to conceive iPhone, though did not play a significant role in its development, and led the iCal and iSync development teams for Mac OS X (2002).
Jean-Marie Hullot
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- Name
- Jean-Marie Hullot
- Born
- 16 February 1954
- Birthplace
- Paris, France
- Died
- 19 June 2019
- Known for
- Interface Builder, NeXTSTEP, iCal, iSync
- Full name
- Jean-Marie Maurice Hullot.
- Nationality
- France.
- Occupation
- computer scientist, programmer, engineer and photographer.
- Fields
- computer science.
- Education
- University of Paris-Sud and École normale supérieure de Saint-Cloud.
- Languages
- French.
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Jean-Marie Hullot (February 16, 1954 – June 17, 2019) was a French computer scientist and programmer who authored important programs for the original Macintosh, NeXTSTEP and Mac OS X platforms. These include SOS Interface for the Mac, which later became Interface Builder for NeXTSTEP (1985), and later still evolved into an important part of Mac OS X. He also helped to conceive iPhone, though did not play a significant role in its development, and led the iCal and iSync development teams for Mac OS X (2002).
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Jean-Marie Hullot studied at University of Paris-Sud and École normale supérieure de Saint-Cloud. The recorded working language is French. The field of work recorded is computer science. Residence is recorded at France. Employment is recorded with Apple Inc. And NeXT.
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Key facts
• Name — Jean-Marie Hullot • Born — 16 February 1954 • Birthplace — Paris, France • Died — 19 June 2019 • Place of death — Paris, France • Known for — Interface Builder, NeXTSTEP, iCal, iSync
Education
Education
In 1981, Jean-Marie Hullot received a Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Paris at Orsay, where his adviser was Gérard Huet.
Career
Career
• Illustration — Jean-Marie Hullot He was a researcher at INRIA from 1979 to 1985, when he joined NeXT. In 1996 he co-founded RealNames, a URL translation service which closed in 2002. He worked as CTO of the application division at Apple Inc. from 2001 to 2005. He was the president and CEO of Fotopedia, a collaborative photo encyclopedia, and co-founder of The Iris Foundation, a nature conservancy organization. He died on June 19, 2019.
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15th arrondissement of Paris.
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14th arrondissement of Paris.
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