Barry Dwolatzky
South African software engineer (1952–2023)
Barry Dwolatzky (29 April 1952 – 16 May 2023) was a South African software engineer. He was a professor emeritus at the University of the Witwatersrand Joburg Centre for Software Engineering.2
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Born Apr 29, 1952, died 2023.1
About
Dwolatzky was on University of the People's computer science advisory board. He was an anti-apartheid activist and in the late 1980s he joined the African National Congress's armed wing, Umkhonto we Sizwe ("spear of the nation").
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Companies
- Tshimologong PrecinctFounder14
Early life and education
Dwolatzky completed a Bachelors of Science degree in 1975 and a Ph.D. in 1979, both in electrical engineering at the University of the Witwatersrand. He was a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology and GEC Marconi.
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Career
Occupation: anti-apartheid activist, university teacher, software engineer.10
- Since 2018Worked at University of the Witwatersrand3 8
- 2000 to 2017Professor, University of the Witwatersrand3 7
- 1989 to 2000Senior lecturer, University of the Witwatersrand3 6
- 1981 to 1985Postdoctoral researcher, Imperial College London3 5
- 1980 to 1981Worked at University of Manchester3 4
- Date not recordedFounded Tshimologong Precinct9
In 1989, Dwolatzky joined University of the Witwatersrand as a senior lecturer, becoming a full professor in 2000. He was appointed as an emeritus professor at the Joburg Centre for Software Engineering in 2005. Dwolatzky was on University of the People's computer science advisory board.
Dwolatzky was a fellow of the South African Institute of Electrical Engineers and The Institute of IT Professionals South Africa (IITPSA).
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Personal life
- CitizenshipSouth Africa11
Links
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- 1WikidataBarry Dwolatzky on Wikidata
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- 12WikidataBarry Dwolatzky: X, on Wikidata
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- 14WikidataTshimologong Precinct, Founder