Gordon French

Gordon French (March 7, 1935 - October 26, 2019) was an American computer engineer and programmer who played a key role in the Homebrew Computer Club. He died on October 26, 2019, in Roseburg, Oregon.^[1]

Gordon French
French at the Living Computer Museum in 2013
Born	(1935-03-07)March 7, 1935
Died	October 26, 2019(2019-10-26) (aged 84) Roseburg, Oregon
Education	Portland State University
Known for	Homebrew Computer Club

On March 5, 1975, Gordon French hosted the first meeting of the Homebrew Computer Club in his garage,^[2] in Menlo Park, San Mateo County, California. He attended the first three sessions, but when he was offered a post at the Social Security Administration, he moved to Baltimore.^[3]