Frances E. Allen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Frances E. Allen

American computer scientist and pioneer in the field of optimizing compilers

Date of Birth: 04-Aug-1932

Place of Birth: Peru, New York, United States

Profession: engineer, computer scientist, university teacher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Frances Elizabeth "Fran" Allen (born August 4, 1932) is an American computer scientist and pioneer in the field of optimizing compilers.
Allen was the first female IBM Fellow and in 2006 became the first woman to win the Turing Award.
Her achievements include seminal work in compilers, program optimization, and parallelization.
Since 2002, she has been a Fellow Emerita from IBM.