August Dvorak
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August Dvorak (May 5, 1894 – October 9, 1975)[1][2] was an American educational psychologist and professor of education[3] at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington.[4] He and his brother-in-law, William Dealey, are best known for creating the Dvorak keyboard layout in the 1930s as a replacement for the QWERTY keyboard layout.
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August Dvorak | |
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Born | (1894-05-05)May 5, 1894 Glencoe, Minnesota, U.S. |
Died | October 9, 1975(1975-10-09) (aged 81) Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Psychologist, Professor, Designer |
Spouse | Hermione D. Dvorak |
Children | 3 daughters |
Relatives | John C. Dvorak (nephew) |
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While his name is pronounced [ˈdvor̝aːk], with the ř roughly as a simultaneous trilled [r] and [ʒ] due to him being of Czech descent, Dvorak's family in the U.S. pronounces it /ˈdvɔːræk/, with an English r.[5][6]