Charles Geschke

Charles M. "Chuck" Geschke (b. 1939) is best known as the co-founder with John Warnock of Adobe Systems Inc., the graphics and publishing software company, in 1982. This is a copyrighted promotional photo with a known source. ... This is a copyrighted promotional photo with a known source. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... John Warnock John Warnock (b. ... Adobe Systems (NASDAQ: ADBE) (LSE: ABS) is an American computer software company headquartered in San Jose, California that was founded in December 1982 by John Warnock and Charles Geschke. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Born in Cleveland, Ohio, on September 11, 1939, Geschke attended Saint Ignatius High School and went on to earn an AB in classics and an MS in mathematics from Xavier University, as well as a PhD in computer science from Carnegie Mellon University. Nickname The Forest City Motto Progress and Prosperity Location Location in Cuyahoga County, Ohio Government Country State County United States Ohio Cuyahoga Mayor Frank G. Jackson (D) Geographical characteristics Area  - City    - Land    - Water 213. ... September 11 is the 254th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (255th in leap years). ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Saint Ignatius High School is a private Roman Catholic Jesuit high school for men located in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Founded in 1886 by a group of German Jesuits from Buffalo, New York on the invitation of Bishop Richard Gilmore, the school was originally a six-year secondary school based on... Classics, particularly within the Western University tradition, when used as a singular noun, means the study of the language, literature, history, art, and other aspects of Greek and Roman culture during the time frame known as classical antiquity. ... Euclid, a famous Greek mathematician known as the father of geometry, is shown here in detail from The School of Athens by Raphael. ... Xavier University is a name common to several education institutions found around the world. ... PhD usually refers to the academic title Doctor of Philosophy PhD can also refer to the manga Phantasy Degree This is a disambiguation page — a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ...   Computer science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and their implementation and application in computer systems. ... Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University is a private research university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ...

Prior to co-founding Adobe, Geschke and Warnock worked at Xerox's Palo Alto Research Center (PARC). Geschke had started there in the early 1970s. Geschke formed and headed PARC's Imaging Sciences Laboratory in 1978 or 1980. Unable to convince Xerox management of the commercial value of Warnock's Interpress graphics language for controlling printing, the two left Xerox to start Adobe. At their new company, they developed an equivalent technology, PostScript, from scratch, and brought it to market. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) was a flagship research division of the Xerox Corporation, based in Palo Alto, California, USA. It was founded in 1970 and spun out as a separate company in 2002. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1971 to 1980, inclusive. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Interpress is a page description language developed at Xerox PARC, based on the Forth programming language. ... PostScript (PS) is a page description language and programming language used primarily in the electronic and desktop publishing areas. ...

On the morning of May 26, 1992, Geschke was kidnapped at gunpoint from the Adobe parking lot. He was held for ransom for four days while the FBI desperately searched for him. He was subsequently located by a FBI SWAT team in a rented house in Hollister, California, freed, and rushed back to his family. The two kidnappers were eventually sentenced to life terms in state prison. May 26 is the 146th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (147th in leap years). ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Hollister is the county seat of San Benito County, California. ...

Geschke retired as president of Adobe in 2000, shortly before his partner Warnock left as CEO. This article is about the year 2000. ...

Peter Geschke is the son of Charles Geschke and currently teaches high school science at Mission San Jose High School in Fremont, California. Mission San Jose High School (MSJHS or just MSJ), one of five Fremont, California public high schools, was opened in 1964. ... Fremont (IPA: ) is a city in California which was incorporated on January 23, 1956, from the merger of five smaller communities: Centerville, Irvington, Mission San Jose, Niles, and Warm Springs. ...

References

• Anonymous, "Silicon Valley Kidnapper Sentenced to Life," San Francisco Chronicle, Mar. 10, 1994, at A21.
• Anonymous, "F.B.I. Rescues a Kidnapped Businessman," New York Times, June 1, 1992, at B7.

External links

• Biography at Computer History Museum
• Biography on Adobe Web site