Barbara Liskov

American computer scientist · United States · On the map · Scientists · Born 1939 · age 87

Barbara Jane Liskov is an American computer scientist who has made pioneering contributions to programming languages and distributed computing.

Barbara Liskov is read about 168 times a day, in 48 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 104 days, one point a day.

Something wrong?

Compare Claim

A life in dates

2018Computer Pioneer AwardAward2015Weizmann Women & Science AwardAward2013Harold Pender AwardAward2012Honorary Doctor of the University Polytechnic of CataloniaAwardNational Inventors Hall of FameAward2008Programming Languages Achievement AwardAwardTuring AwardAward2004IEEE John von Neumann MedalAward1996ACM FellowAwardSociety of Women Engineers Achievement AwardAward1987“/ Liskov, Barbara H.. “Keynote address - data abstraction and hierarchy.” OOPSLA '87 (1987).”In their wordsRead the whole statement

1939Born7 November 1939

People around Barbara

John McCarthy Taught Barbara

Also in Deutsch

Media & music

Photos 1

In their own words 3

Barbara Liskov

3 statements, newest first

Data abstractions provide the same benefits as procedures, but for data.
This verbal quote, which neatly describes the Liskov Substitution Principle, was made during her keynote speech at OOPSLA 87. This, Own words
One of the 50 most important women in science
, Own words
a key figure in the development of applications that run on distributed collections of computers
, Own words

Wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0

Awards

Computer Pioneer Award2018

Weizmann Women & Science Award2015

Harold Pender Award2013

National Inventors Hall of Fame2012

Honorary Doctor of the University Polytechnic of Catalonia2012

Turing Award2008

Programming Languages Achievement Award2008

IEEE John von Neumann Medal2004

Society of Women Engineers Achievement Award1996

ACM Fellow1996

Honorary Doctor of ETH Zürich

NCWIT Pioneer in Tech Award

About this person

Her notable work includes the introduction of abstract data types and the accompanying principle of data abstraction, along with the Liskov substitution principle, which applies these ideas to object-oriented programming, subtyping, and inheritance. Her work was recognized with the 2008 Turing Award, the highest distinction in computer science.

Country

United States