Niklaus Wirth (1934–2024)
Author of Algorithms + Data Structures = Programs
About the Author
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Works by Niklaus Wirth
The Oberon System 1 copy
Associated Works
Arbejdsstationer, en artikelsamling — Author, some editions — 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Wirth, Niklaus Emil
- Birthdate
- 1934-02-15
- Date of death
- 2024-01-01
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- Switzerland
- Birthplace
- Winterthur, Switzerland
- Education
- Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
Université Laval
University of California, Berkeley - Occupations
- computer scientist
- Organizations
- Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
The Computer History Museum (Fellow)
ACM (Fellow)
National Academy of Engineering (Foreign Associate)
Swiss Academy of Engineering
Stanford University (show all 7)
University of Zurich - Awards and honors
- Turing Award (1984)
IEEE Emanuel R. Piore Award (1983)
Pour le Merite (1996)
Leonardo da Vinci Medal (1999)
IEEE Computer Pioneer Award (1987)
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Statistics
- Works
- 15
- Also by
- 1
- Members
- 880
- Popularity
- #29,101
- Rating
- 3.7
- Reviews
- 7
- ISBNs
- 86
- Languages
- 9
- Favorited
- 1
I really liked PASCAL, and ALGOL was a decent language also. I appreciate the contributions he's made. Just not his writing style.