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Kristen Nygaard

Computer scientist, Mathematician (1926-2002)

  • Fame53.7
  • Momentum2.4
  • Wikipedia2.2K
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Lived 1926–2002, aged 76Norway
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    32 languages
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  • Era
    1926–2002
    Aged 76
  • Awards
    5
    recognised works
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Updated 2026-06-20

Kristen Nygaard was a Norwegian computer scientist, programming language pioneer, and politician. Internationally, Nygaard is acknowledged as the co-inventor of object-oriented programming and the programming language Simula with Ole-Johan Dahl in the 1960s. Nygaard and Dahl received the 2001 A. M. Turing Award for their contribution to computer science.

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Momentum2.4
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Source confidence70.0
Completeness80.0
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