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Niklaus Wirth

Also Known As Niklaus Emil Wirth · Niklaus E. Wirth
Software And Its Engineering

Niklaus Wirth was a Swiss computer scientist who designed several influential programming languages, most notably Pascal, and made significant contributions to software engineering methodology. He received the Turing Award in 1984 for his work in programming language design. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Birth Year
1934 1
Birth Date
1934-02-15 2
Death Year
2024 1
Death Date
2024-01-01 2
Nationality
Swiss 1
Award
honorary doctorate 2
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Marcel Benoist Prize 2
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Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order 2
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Turing Award 2
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ACM Fellow 2
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Computer History Museum Fellow 2
Award
Programming Languages Achievement Award 2
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Computer Pioneer Award 2
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honorary doctorate at the Laval University 2
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IEEE Emanuel R. Piore Award 2
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honorary doctorate of the Masaryk University 2
Connections

In Field

Programming Language Theory, Fields
Source Wikipedia: Niklaus Wirth

Invented

ALGOL W, Programming Languages
Source Wikidata: ALGOL W
Modula, Programming Languages
Source Modula (Wikipedia)
Modula-2, Programming Languages
Source Wikidata: Modula-2
NELIAC, Programming Languages
Source NELIAC (Wikipedia)
Oberon, Programming Languages
Source Wikidata: Oberon
Additional Source Wikipedia: Niklaus WirthInfobox: known_for
Object Pascal, Programming Languages
Source Wikidata: Object Pascal
Pascal, Programming Languages
Source Wikipedia: Niklaus Wirth

Invented By

Oberon, Programming Languages
Source Programming Language Database (PLDB): Oberon
In the Other Atlases

Nationality

Switzerland

Also in Geography Atlas: the nationality of this subject.

Sources
1. Wikipedia: Niklaus Wirth
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Programming languages
    Wirth was the chief designer of the programming languages Euler (1965), PL360 (1966), ALGOL W (1966), Pascal (1970), Modula (1975), Modula-2 (1978), Oberon (1988), Oberon-2 (1991), and Oberon-07 (2007).
  • Lead section
    Niklaus Emil Wirth (IPA: ) (15 February 1934 - 1 January 2024) was a Swiss computer scientist.
  • Invented: Pascal, Programming languages section
  • In Field: Programming Language Theory, Lead paragraph
  • Invented: Oberon, Infobox: known_for
    Euler (programming language), Euler, ALGOL W, Pascal (programming language), Pascal, Modula-2, Oberon (programming language), Oberon, Oberon (operating system), Oberon System, Lilith (computer), Lilith, Ceres (workstation), Ceres, Top-down and bottom-up design, Stepwise refinement, Wirth's law
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2. Wikidata: Niklaus Wirth
Wikidata Q92604, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Programming Language Database (PLDB): Oberon
Invented By: Oberon, Page summary
Quote, Invented By: Oberon, Page summary
Oberon is a programming language created in 1986 by Niklaus Wirth.
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NELIAC (Wikipedia)
Invented: NELIAC, Infobox: designers
Quote, Invented: NELIAC, Infobox: designers
Harry Huskey, Maurice Halstead, Niklaus Wirth
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Modula (Wikipedia)
Invented: Modula, Infobox: designer
Quote, Invented: Modula, Infobox: designer
Niklaus Wirth
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