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John Walker
Computer programmer and co-founder of Autodesk
dead
no longer with us. rest easy.
- born
- 1949
- died
- 2024
- age at death
- 75
- known for
- software developer, engineer, computer scientist
1949 – 2024
where this comes from
wikidata records a date of death for John Walker in 2024, which is how we know. your browser re-checks this against wikidata on every visit, so it’s current even if the page itself was cached a while ago.
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