- known for is '' basic '' , '' true basic '' - birth name is thomas eugene kurtz - education is princeton university , knox college -lrb- mathematics -rrb- - colleagues is john kemeny - birth date is 22 february 1928 - awards is '' '' '' ' 1991 '' ' '' ieee computer science ' pioneer award '' 1974 '' ' '' afips pioneer award - birth place is oak park , illinois , u.s. - occupation is computer scientist , mathematician , statistician Given the details above, guess who could this information be about.
thomas e. kurtz