Niklaus Wirth

Swiss computer scientist (1934-2024) · Switzerland · Developers · Died at 89

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Niklaus Emil Wirth was a Swiss computer scientist. He designed several programming languages, including Pascal, and pioneered several classic topics in software engineering.

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2024Died1 January 20242007Programming Languages Achievement AwardAward2004Computer History Museum FellowAward1999Honorary Doctorate of the Masaryk UniversityAward1997Honorary DoctorateAward1994ACM FellowAward1989Marcel Benoist PrizeAward1987Computer Pioneer AwardAwardHonorary Doctorate at the Laval UniversityAward1984Turing AwardAward1983IEEE Emanuel R. Piore AwardAward1934Born15 February 1934

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Wirth in 1969

Awards

Programming Languages Achievement Award2007

Computer History Museum Fellow2004

Honorary Doctorate of the Masaryk University1999

Honorary Doctorate1997

ACM Fellow1994

Marcel Benoist Prize1989

Computer Pioneer Award1987

Honorary Doctorate at the Laval University1987

Turing Award1984

IEEE Emanuel R. Piore Award1983

Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order

About this person

Niklaus Emil Wirth was a Swiss computer scientist. He designed several programming languages, including Pascal, and pioneered several classic topics in software engineering. In 1984, he won the Turing Award, generally recognized as the highest distinction in computer science, "for developing a sequence of innovative computer languages".

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