Jan L. A. van de Snepscheut
Computer Scientist, Academic
1953 – 1994
Who was Jan L. A. van de Snepscheut?
Johannes Lambertus Adriana van de Snepscheut was a computer scientist and educator. He was a student of Martin Rem and Edsger Dijkstra. At the time of his death he was the executive officer of the computer science department at the California Institute of Technology., and was writing an editor for theorem proving called "Proxac".
In the early morning hours of February 23, 1994, van de Snepscheut attacked his sleeping wife, Terre, with an axe. He then set their house on fire, and died as it burned around him. Terre and their three children escaped their burning home.
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- Born
- Sep 12, 1953
Oosterhout - Also known as
- Johannes Lambertus Adriana van de Snepscheut
- Nationality
- Netherlands
- Profession
- Education
- Eindhoven University of Technology
- Died
- Feb 23, 1994
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on July 23, 2013
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