Name: Jonathan (Jon) Bruce Postel

Born: October 6, 1943

Death: October 16, 1998 (Age: 55)

  • American computer scientist who made many significant contributions to the development of the Internet, particularly with respect to standards.
  • Help create DNS with Paul Mockapetris.
  • He is known principally for being the editor of the RFC (Request for Comments) document series, and for administering the IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority) until his death.

Honors and awards

  • Internet Society’s Postel Award is named in his honor.

Quotes

“Be conservative in what you send, liberal in what you accept.”

  • Charley Kline
  • Paul Mockapetris

Websites

  • Jon Postel memorial website