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Werner Buchholz was born on 24 October, 1922 in Detmold, Germany, is a German-American computer scientist (1922–2019). Discover Werner Buchholz's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 96 years old?
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96 years old |
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Scorpio |
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24 October 1922 |
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24 October |
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Detmold, Germany |
| Date of death |
11 July, 2019 |
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Poughkeepsie, New York, U.S. |
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Germany
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Werner Buchholz Height, Weight & Measurements
At 96 years old, Werner Buchholz height not available right now. We will update Werner Buchholz's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Julius and Elsa Buchholz |
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Werner Buchholz Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Werner Buchholz worth at the age of 96 years old? Werner Buchholz’s income source is mostly from being a successful computer. He is from Germany. We have estimated Werner Buchholz's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Pending |
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Under Review |
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computer |
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Werner Buchholz (24 October 1922 – 11 July 2019) was a German-American computer scientist.
After growing up in Europe, Buchholz moved to Canada and then to the United States.
He worked for International Business Machines (IBM) in New York.
Werner Buchholz was born on 24 October 1922 in Detmold, Germany.
His older brother, Carl Hellmut and he were the sons of the merchant Julius Buchholz and his wife, Elsa Buchholz.
Due to the growing antisemitism in Detmold in 1936, the family moved to Cologne.
Werner was able to go to England in 1938 where he attended school, while Carl Hellmut emigrated to the United States.
Because of the threat of invasion in May 1940, Werner with other refugee students was interned by the British and later sent to Canada.
With the help of the Jewish community in Toronto, he was released in 1941 and able to attend the University of Toronto.
He completed his training as an electrical engineer in the United States at Caltech.
His parents were murdered in 1942 (Julius) and 1944 (Elsa) in a concentration camp in Litzmannstadt (Łódź).
Werner Buchholz was a member of the team at IBM that designed the IBM 701 and the IBM 7030 Stretch, IBM's first transistorized supercomputer.
His work involved setting standards in the field of character encoding on computing systems.
In June 1956, he coined the term "byte" for a unit of digital information.
In 1956, he coined the term byte as a unit of digital information.
A byte was an ordered collection of bits, which were the smallest amounts of data that a computer could process ("bite").
In 1990, he was recognized as a computer pioneer by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
In 1990, Buchholz received the IEEE Computer Pioneer Award, awarded since 1981 to recognize and honor individuals whose effort resulted in the creation and vitality of the computer industry.
He worked 40 years at IBM in Poughkeepsie, New York, where he participated in the development of the computer.
His wife Anna died in 2007 and their son John in 1975.
Buchholz died in July 2019 at the age of 96.
