Gordon French

{{Short description|American computer engineer and programmer (1935–2019)}}

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{{Infobox person

| name = Gordon French

| image = Gordon French (2013).jpg

| image_caption = French at the Living Computer Museum in 2013

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1935|3|7}}

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2019|10|26|1935|3|7}}

| death_place = Roseburg, Oregon

| education = Portland State University

| known_for = Homebrew Computer Club

}}

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.{{cite web

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On March 5, 1975, Gordon French hosted the first meeting of the Homebrew Computer Club in his garage,{{cite web|title=Homebrew@30|url=http://www.digibarn.com/history/05-VCF8-HomeBrew30/|publisher=Digibarn Computer Museum|accessdate=April 10, 2013}} 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.{{cite book|last=Markoff|author-link=John Markoff|first=John|title=What the Dormouse Said|year=2005|publisher=Viking|location=New York|isbn=0-670-03382-0|pages=[https://archive.org/details/whatdormousesaid00mark/page/281 281]}}