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dave farber 16 october 1998 american computer science usc 06 august 1943 request for comment united states jon postel sitting in office.jpg jon postel
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jon postel

jonathan bruce postel -lrb- ; august 6 , 1943 -- october 16 , 1998 -rrb- was an american computer scientist who made many significant contributions to the development of the internet , particularly with respect to standards .
he is known principally for being the editor of the request for comment -lrb- rfc -rrb- document series , and for administering the internet assigned numbers authority -lrb- iana -rrb- until his death .
in his lifetime he was known as the `` god of the internet '' for his comprehensive influence on the medium .
the internet society 's postel award is named in his honor , as is the postel center at information sciences institute , university of southern california .
his obituary was written by vint cerf and published as rfc 2468 in remembrance of postel and his work .
in 2012 , postel was inducted into the internet hall of fame by the internet society .
