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Apr 18, 2021 · 18 April 2021. Getty Images. Geschke set up Adobe in 1982. Charles Geschke, the co-founder of the software company Adobe who helped develop the Portable Document Format, or PDF, has died at the ...
Oct 15, 1997 · A dramatic kidnapping revisited. Adobe chairman Chuck Geschke and family vividly recall five harrowing days that changed their lives forever. EDITOR’S NOTE: The kidnapping of Adobe Systems co-founder and prominent Los Altos resident Charles “Chuck” Geschke sent shock waves through this quiet bedroom community back in May 1992.
Charles Matthew " Chuck " Geschke (September 11, 1939 – April 16, 2021) was an American businessman and computer scientist best known for founding the graphics and publishing software company Adobe Inc. with John Warnock in 1982, with whom he also co-created the PDF document format. [2] [3]
Oct 12, 2020 · The pair of kidnappers held Geschke for a $650,000 ransom and told his wife, Nan, that Charles would be killed and dismembered if she didn't follow their instructions. After four days in captivity and with the help of the FBI, Charles was rescued, and his captors were arrested and eventually sentenced to life sentences.
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Apr 18, 2021 · 18 April 2021. Getty Images. Geschke set up Adobe in 1982. Charles Geschke, the co-founder of the software company Adobe who helped develop the Portable Document Format, or PDF, has died at the ...
Jun 1, 1992 · The kidnapping was not publicly disclosed until Saturday. Mr. Albukhari was arrested early Saturday after he picked up $650,000 in $50 and $100 bills left by Mr. Geschke's daughter at a dropoff ...
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Apr 20, 2021 · Charles Matthew Geschke, known as Chuck, was born in Cleveland on Sept. 11, 1939. His mother was a paralegal who became a homemaker after the birth of her only child.
