Niklaus Wirth
Swiss computer scientist (1934–2024) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Niklaus Emil Wirth (15 February 1934 – 1 January 2024) was a Swiss computer scientist. He was best known for designing several programming languages, including Pascal, and for creating several classic topics in software engineering.
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Born | Niklaus Emil Wirth (1934-02-15)15 February 1934 |
Died | 1 January 2024(2024-01-01) (aged 89) |
Citizenship | Switzerland |
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Known for | Algol W, Euler, Pascal, Modula, Modula-2, Oberon, Oberon-2, Oberon-07, Oberon System |
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Fields | Computer Science |
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In 1984 he won the Turing Award, which is seen as the highest award in computer science.[2][3] He won the award for creating a sequence of important computer languages.[4]
Wirth died on 1 January 2024 at the age of 89.[5]