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**デイブ・ファーバー氏（91歳）死去 – 概要**
- **逝去日・場所**：2026年2月7日、東京・六本木の自宅で急死。
- **生涯と功績**
- **教育**：スティーブンス工科大学で学び、後に理事を務めた。
- **キャリア**：ベル研究所（全盛期）に在籍し、ランディング社でも活躍。米連邦通信委員会（FCC）のチーフテクノロジストや、電子フロンティア財団（EFF）の理事も歴任。
- **学術貢献**：カリフォルニア大学アーバイン校、デラウェア大学、ペンシルベニア大学、カーネギーメロン大学などで教鞭を執り、多くの学生がインターネットの礎を築く。
- **「インターネットの祖父」**：その指導と研究が、現在のネットワーク技術の基盤となったことから広く称賛される。
- **日本での活動**：2018年に83歳で慶應義塾大学の名誉教授に就任し、慶應サイバー文明研究センター（CCRC）の共同ディレクターを務めた。2026年1月22日が最後の授業。
- **その他**：計器飛行資格を持つパイロットでもあり、数々のデジタル市民権活動に関与。
- **本人の言葉**：ベル研究所・ランディングで得た経験は「巨人たちの肩に乗って成し遂げた」ものであり、リチャード・ハミング、ポール・バラン、ジョージ・ミーリーらへの感謝を表明していた。
デイブ・ファーバー氏は、インターネット技術とデジタル自由の発展に多大な影響を与えた人物であり、教育者・研究者としての遺産は今後も語り継がれるだろう。
The mailing list for the North American Network Operators' Group discusses Internet infrastructure issues like routing, IP address allocation, and containing malicious activity. This morning there was another message:
We are heartbroken to report that our colleague — our mentor, friend, and conscience — David J. Farber passed away suddenly at his home in Roppongi, Tokyo. He left us on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, at the too-young age of 91...
Dave's career began with his education at Stevens Institute of Technology, which he loved deeply and served as a Trustee. He joined the legendary Bell Labs during its heyday, and worked at the Rand Corporation. Along the way, among countless other activities, he served as Chief Technologist of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission; became a proficient (instrument-rated) pilot; and was an active board member of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a digital civil-liberties organization.
His professional accomplishments and impact are almost endless, but often
captured by one moniker: "grandfather of the Internet," acknowledging the
foundational contributions made by his many students at the University of
California, Irvine; the University of Delaware; the University of
Pennsylvania; and Carnegie Mellon University. In 2018, at the age of 83, Dave moved to Japan to become Distinguished
Professor at Keio University and Co-Director of the Keio Cyber Civilization
Research Center (CCRC). He loved teaching, and taught his final class on
January 22, 2026... Dave thrived in Japan in every way...
It's impossible to summarize a life and career as rich and long as Dave"s
in our few words here. And each of us, even those who knew him for decades,
represent just one facet of his life. But because we are here at its end,
we have the sad duty of sharing this news.
Farber once said that " At both Bell Labs and Rand, I had the privilege, at a young age, of working with and learning from giants in our field. Truly I can say (as have others) that I have done good things because I stood on the shoulders of those giants. In particular, I owe much to Dr. Richard Hamming, Paul Baran and George Mealy."
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