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David J. Farber American computer scientist dead at age 91

David J. Farber: key obituary facts

Is David J. Farber dead? Yes. David J. Farber died on February 7, 2026, at age 91.

Cause of death: David J. Farber's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.

What was David J. Farber known for?

They was known as American computer scientist.

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Born: April 17, 1934.

David J.

Farber, an American computer scientist and professor of computer science, died on February 7, 2026, at age 91. He was noted for major contributions to programming languages and computer networking and served as distinguished professor and co-director of the Cyber Civilization Research Center at Keio University in Japan.

Farber was also widely known as a mentor who kept a global list of contacts in high technology and often connected people with problems that needed solving.

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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