Gerald J. Popek, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gerald J. Popek

Computer Science

Date of Birth: 22-Sep-1946

Place of Birth: Passaic, New Jersey, United States

Date of Death: 20-Jul-2008

Profession: computer scientist, author

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Gerald John "Jerry" Popek (September 22, 1946 – July 20, 2008) was an American computer scientist, known for his research on operating systems and virtualization. With Robert P.
Goldberg he proposed the Popek and Goldberg virtualization requirements, a set of conditions necessary for a computer architecture to support system virtualization.