Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

Donald Knuth
     
         Donald E. Knuth, the author of the {TeX} document
        formatting system, {Metafont} its {font}-design program and
        the 3 volume computer science "Bible" of {algorithms}, "The
        Art of Computer Programming".
     
        Knuth suggested the name "{Backus-Naur Form}" and was also
        involved in the {SOL} simulation language, and developed the
        {WEB} {literate programming} system.
     
        See also {MIX}, {Turingol}.
     
        (1994-11-04)