Arto Kustaa Salomaa (1934-2025) was a Finnish mathematician and computer scientist whose research career of more than forty years focused on formal languages and automata theory. Based at the University of Turku, he was elected an academician of the Academy of Finland, received the EATCS Award in 2004, and was awarded seven honorary degrees including a doctor honoris causa from the University of Western Ontario in 2013; his doctoral students included Juhani Karhumaki, Jarkko Kari and Lila Kari.
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AwardKnight First Class of the Order of the White Rose of Finland 1 AwardCommander First Class of the Order of the Lion of Finland 1 AwardNokia Foundation Recognition Award 1 Awardhonorary doctor of University of Szeged 1 AwardHonorary doctor of the Technical University of Graz 1 Awardhonorary doctor of the University of Bucharest 1 In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Finland, nationality there.
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1. Wikidata: Arto Salomaa
- Wikidata Q578300, resolved via en.wikipedia pageprops (wave rule R-L)
- Wikidata Q578300 P569 (date of birth)
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