Charles Geschke
American businessman and computer scientist
Charles Matthew "Chuck" Geschke was an American businessman and computer scientist best known for founding the graphics and publishing software company Adobe Inc. with John Warnock in 1982, with whom he also co-created the PDF document format. Wikipedia
Born: September 11, 1939, Cleveland, OH
Died: April 16, 2021 (age 81 years), Los Altos, CA
Spouse: Nan Geschke (m. 1964)
Organization founded: Adobe
Education: Carnegie Mellon University, Xavier University, and Saint Ignatius High School
Awards: David Packard Medal of Achievement (2006), National Medal of Technology and Innovation (2008), and Marconi Prize (2010)
Doctoral advisor: William Wulf