Tony Hoare

British computer scientist · United Kingdom · Developers · Lived 1934 to 2026 · aged 92

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2026Died5 March 20262020ACM FellowAward2013Honorary Doctor of the University of Madrid ComplutenseAward2011IEEE John von Neumann MedalAwardProgramming Languages Achievement AwardAward2007Friedrich L. Bauer PrizeAward2005Fellow of the Royal Academy of EngineeringAward2000Knight BachelorAwardKyoto Prize in Advanced TechnologyAward1990Computer Pioneer AwardAward1985Faraday MedalAward1982Fellow of the Royal SocietyAward1981Harry H. Goode Memorial AwardAward1980Turing AwardAward1934Born11 January 1934

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Awards

ACM Fellow2020

Honorary Doctor of the University of Madrid Complutense2013

IEEE John von Neumann Medal2011

Programming Languages Achievement Award2011

Friedrich L. Bauer Prize2007

Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering2005

Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology2000

Knight Bachelor2000

Computer Pioneer Award1990

Faraday Medal1985

Fellow of the Royal Society1982

Harry H. Goode Memorial Award1981

Turing Award1980

Computer History Museum Fellow

Fellow of the British Computer Society

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Spouse Jill Pym

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Sir Charles Antony Richard Hoare, known as Sir Tony Hoare or C. A. R. Hoare, was a British computer scientist who made foundational contributions to programming languages, algorithms, operating systems, formal verification, and concurrent computing. His work earned him the 1980 ACM Turing Award, usually regarded as the highest distinction in computer science.

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