Charles F. Goldfarb
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Dr. Charles F. Goldfarb - Dr. Goldfarb invented the SGML language in 1974 and later led the team that developed it into the International Standard on which both HTML and XML are based. He serves as Editor of the Standard (ISO 8879) and as a consultant to developers of SGML and XML applications and products.
While at IBM Dr. Goldfarb led the project that invented SGML's precursor, GML, in 1969. He designed and coded the first and -- with its derivatives, notably SGMLS -- the most widely-used SGML parser, "ARCSGML". He also helped develop IBM's multi-site multi-national GML (now SGML) publishing system, producing 11 million master pages, and served as a market planner for information systems products.
He has been profiled in Forbes Magazine and others, and the Seybold Report cited his "SGML Handbook" as the definitive reference on SGML. He edits Prentice-Hall's "Charles F. Goldfarb Series on Open Information Management" and co-authored the "SGML Buyer's Guide" and the forthcoming "XML Handbook".
Dr. Goldfarb holds the first GCA International SGML Award and the PIA Gutenberg Award. He is a graduate of Harvard Law School and Columbia College.