Niklaus Wirth

Niklaus Emil Wirth (born February 15, 1934) is a Swiss computer scientist, best known for designing several programming languages, including Pascal, and for pioneering several classic topics in software engineering. In 1984 he won the Turing Award for developing a sequence of innovative computer languages. Wirth was born in Winterthur, Switzerland, in 1934. In 1959 he...
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  • Feb 15, 1934

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  • Niklaus Emil Wirth

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  • “ Wirth - Software”

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Year Award Notes/Description
  • 1984
  • For developing a sequence of innovative computer languages, EULER, ALGOL-W, MODULA and PASCAL

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                • 1963
                • 1967
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                Institution End Date Degree Major/Field Of Study
                • 1963
                • 1960
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