SGML: Memory of Yuri Rubinsky (1952-1996)

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From: timbl@www21.w3.org (Tim Berners-Lee)
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Subject: Re: Yuri Rubinsky (1952-1996)
Date: 26 Jan 1996 22:10:59 GMT
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I learned of Yuri Rubinski's death with great sadness.  If
one thing distinguished Yuri it was untiring work toward
what he thought was right. One of his recent and
characteristic acts was to organize, and from his company
financially support, an award for Doug Engelbart at the last
WWW conference.  Yuri worked hard to find what might really
make a difference to Doug, to find his writings and have
them quietly printed as a small book.  Doug new nothing
about the award until he received it.  Yuri just felt that
this was the right thing to do, just as when he championed
SGML, or disabled access to online information.  Yuri had
an irrepressible genial, almost mischievous, excitement
about him which was always a great delight.

Tim Berners-Lee