Yuri Rubinsky
Yuri Rubinsky | |
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| Born | August 2, 1952 |
| Died | January 21, 1996 (aged 43) |
| Occupation | Software architect |
| Spouse | Holley Rubinsky (1984–death) |
Yuri Ivan Rubinsky (August 2, 1952 – January 21, 1996) was a Lebanese-born writer, software executive, and promoter of the Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML), which was the basis for the now-ubiquitous XML. In Canada, he is probably best known as founding co-director of the Banff Publishing Workshop and for his work in applying technology to help visually impaired people. The Yuri Rubinsky Memorial Award was created posthumously in his memory.