# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/trygve-reenskaug
# Generated: 2026-08-13T15:08:54.224Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/trygve-reenskaug"
name: "Trygve Reenskaug"
slug: "trygve-reenskaug"
description: "Trygve Mikkjel Heyerdahl Reenskaug was a Norwegian computer scientist and professor emeritus of the University of Oslo. He formulated the model–view–controller (MVC) pattern for graphical user interface (GUI) software design in 1979 while visiting the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC). His first major software project, \"Autokon,\" produced a successful computer-aided design – computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) program which was first used in 1963, and continued in use by shipyards worldwide for more than 30 years."
tagline: "Norwegian computer scientist (1930–2024)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Trygve_Reenskaug_(2010).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "NO"
category:
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  slug: "scientists"
profileType:
  name: "Scientist"
  slug: "scientist"
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birthDate: "1930-06-21"
deathDate: "2024-06-14"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  219
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://folk.uio.no/trygver/"
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    title: "Trygve Reenskaug"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump