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by dehrmann 867 days ago
I guess "currying" is also named after him.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Currying#History

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I learned of Haskell (the language) and currying (the technique) before learning of Haskell Curry (the person). So whenever I see the name "Haskell Curry", it looks like a joke name at first glance. Like "wow, someone's parents were _really into_ functional programming", or maybe, he's the counterpart to Janet Javascript and Python Pete?