Editing John Walker (programmer) (section)

{{Short description|Computer programmer and founder of Autodesk (1949–2024)}}
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{{infobox person
|name = John Walker
|birth_name = John Wallace Walker
|birth_date = {{birth date|1949|5|16}}
|birth_place = [[Baltimore, Maryland]], U.S.
|death_date = {{death date and age|2024|2|2|1949|2|16}}
|death_place = [[Neuchâtel]], Switzerland
|occupation = {{hlist|Programmer|businessman|author}}
|alma_mater = [[Case Western Reserve University]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]])
|spouse = {{marriage|Roxie Smail|1973}}
|known_for = [[Autodesk]], [[AutoCAD]]
| website =  [https://fourmilab.ch/ fourmilab.ch]
}}
'''John Wallace Walker''' (May 16, 1949 – February 2, 2024) was an American [[programmer|computer programmer]], author and co-founder of the [[computer-aided design]] software company [[Autodesk]]. He was later recognized for his writing on his website Fourmilab.