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In Memoriam: David J. Farber
In Memoriam: David J. Farber
Article by UDaily Staff Photos by Duane Perry and courtesy of Kenneth Barner and the University of Delaware Archives and Records Management March 13, 2026
Internet pioneer who helped shape early networks leaves a lasting legacy at UD
David J. Farber, a former professor of computer science at the University of Delaware nicknamed the "grandfather of the internet," died on Feb. 7 in Tokyo. He was 91.
"He was a pioneering architect of the modern internet, whose contributions to early networking research and national research networks helped shape the digital infrastructure of the world," said UD's Kenneth Barner, Charles Black Evans Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. "His legendary career spanned distinguished faculty appointments at the University of Delaware, the University of Pennsylvania, Carnegie Mellon University and other leading institutions, and his vision and leadership earned him induction into the Internet Hall of Fame."
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