Frank Ostrowski
Frank Ostrowski was a German programmer best known for his implementations of the BASIC programming language.
After his time with the German Federal Armed Forces, Frank Ostrowski was unemployed for three years. During this time, he developed Turbo-Basic XL for the Atari 8-bit family. It was published in the German language Happy Computer Magazine in December 1985. Turbo-Basic XL was both much faster and superior to the existing Atari BASIC.
He soon got a job with GFA Systemtechnik GmbH where he wrote GFA BASIC on the Atari ST which became one of the more popular BASICs on that platform.
Frank Ostrowski died in 2011 after a severe disease.
