1930–2009 Peter Landin – Computer Scientist

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Peter Landin – Computer Scientist – England

Photo: Wikipedia.   Text: Sean Dunnington, "LGBTQ History of Geography & Computers” Project)

Born in Sheffield, England, Peter Landin studied mathematics at Clare College, Cambridge University, and for a time worked as Christopher Strachey’s assistant. His insight that computer programs could be based on mathematical logic led to the development of programming languages that could be universally understood by different machines. He eventually became emeritus professor of theoretical computation at London’s Queen Mary College. Landin was married but was openly bisexual. In the early 1970s he became involved with the Gay Liberation Front (GLF), and in the later part of his life became more and more devoted to gay rights activism.

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