Ivar Jacobson

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Ivar Jacobson
Born	Ivar Hjalmar Jacobson (1939-09-02) September 2, 1939 (age 85) Ystad, Sweden
Nationality	Swedish
Alma mater	Chalmers Institute of Technology, Gothenburg Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm
Known for	Components and component architecture use-cases and use-case driven development SDL major contributions to UML Objectory RUP aspect-oriented software development SEMAT Essence
Scientific career
Fields	Electrical engineering computer science software engineering
Institutions	Ericsson Objective Systems Rational Software IBM Ivar Jacobson International
Website	www.ivarjacobson.com

Ivar Hjalmar Jacobson (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈǐːvar ˈjɑ̂ːkɔbˌsɔn] ^ⓘ; born September 2, 1939) is a Swedish computer scientist and software engineer, known as a major contributor to UML, Objectory, Rational Unified Process (RUP), aspect-oriented software development, and Essence.