David J. Farber

For the historian, see David Farber (historian).
Not to be confused with David Faber.

David Jack Farber
Farber in 2008
Born(1934-04-17)April 17, 1934
Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedFebruary 7, 2026(2026-02-07) (aged 91)
Tokyo, Japan
Alma materStevens Institute of Technology
Scientific career
FieldsComputer science
Institutions
Doctoral studentsJon Postel, Dave Sincoskie, Marshall Rose, Paul Mockapetris

David Jack Farber (April 17, 1934 – February 7, 2026) was an American professor of computer science, noted for his major contributions to programming languages and computer networking and was a distinguished professor and co-director of Cyber Civilization Research Center at Keio University in Japan. Farber was widely known as a mentor who maintained a global list of contacts in the high technology field, often connecting people with problems that needed solving.

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