Calvin Carl "Kelly" Gotlieb (born March 27, 1921) is a Canadian professor and computer scientist who has been called the "Father of Computing" in Canada. He is the Professor Emeritus in Computer Science at the University of Toronto. March 27 is the 86th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (87th in Leap years). ... 1921 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

He received a Bachelor of Science in physics in 1942, a Master of Arts in 1944 and a Ph.D. in 1947 from the University of Toronto. A MOHIT PANDEY(B.S., B.Sc. ... A masters degree is an academic degree usually awarded for completion of a postgraduate course of one or two years in duration. ... Founded in 1827, the University of Toronto (U of T), in Toronto, Ontario, is the largest university in Canada, and by many definitions its most prestigious. ...

In 1948, he co-founded the computation centre at the University of Toronto and was part of the first team in Canada to build computers and to provide computing services. In 1950, he created the first university course on computing in Canada and in 1951 offered the first graduate course. In 1964, he help to found the first Candadian graduate department of computer science at the University of Toronto.

In 1958, he helped to found the Canadian Information Processing Society and was its president from 1960 to 1961.

In 1995, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. In 1994, he received the International Federation for Information Processing Isaac L. Auerbach Medal. Membership in the Order of Canada is Canadas highest civilian honour, awarded to those who adhere to the Orders motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam, which means they desire a better country. ... The Royal Society of Canada, The Canadian Academy of the Sciences and Humanities, is the senior national body of distinguished Canadian scientists and scholars. ...

In 1949, he married Phyllis Bloom, a Canadian science fiction novelist and poet. They have three children. Phyllis Fay Gotlieb (born May 26, 1926) is a Canadian science fiction novelist and poet who lives in Toronto, Ontario. ...