Grigore C. Moisil

Grigore C. Moisil
Grigore C. Moisil on a 2006 Romanian stamp
Born	10 January 1906 Tulcea, Romania
Died	May 21, 1973(1973-05-21) (aged 67) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Nationality	Romania
Alma mater	Polytechnic University of Bucharest
Known for	Łukasiewicz–Moisil algebra, Algebraic logic and MV-algebra
Scientific career
Fields	Mathematics, logic and mathematical logic
Institutions	University of Bucharest
Doctoral advisor	Gheorghe Ţiţeica Dimitrie Pompeiu
Doctoral students	25

Grigore Constantin Moisil (Romanian: [ɡriˈɡore mo.iˈsil]; 10 January 1906 – 21 May 1973) was a Romanian mathematician, computer pioneer, and member of the Romanian Academy. His research was mainly in the fields of mathematical logic, (Łukasiewicz–Moisil algebra), algebraic logic, MV-algebra, and differential equations. He is viewed as the father of computer science in Romania.

Moisil was also a member of the Academy of Sciences of Bologna and of the International Institute of Philosophy. In 1996, the IEEE Computer Society awarded him posthumously the Computer Pioneer Award.

Grigore Moisil was born in 1906 in Tulcea into an intellectual family. His great-grandfather, Grigore Moisil (1814–1891), a clergyman, was one of the founders of the first Romanian high school in Năsăud. His father, Constantin Moisil (1876–1958), was a history professor, archaeologist and numismatist; as a member of the Romanian Academy, he filled the position of Director of the Numismatics Office of the Academy. His mother, Elena (1863–1949), was a teacher in Tulcea, later the director of "Maidanul Dulapului" school in Bucharest (now "Enăchiţă Văcărescu" school).