Quick Facts About Niklaus Wirth
- Born
- February 15, 1934
- Died
- January 1, 2024
- Nationality
- Switzerland
- Profession
- Computer Scientist
- Notable works
- Pascal user manual and report
- Known for
- Oberon, ALGOL W, Modula, PL360, Modula-2
About Niklaus Wirth
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".
Biography source:
Wikipedia
Awards & Honors
Turing Award
Marcel Benoist Prize
Computer Pioneer Award
IEEE Emanuel R. Piore Award
honorary doctorate
Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order
ACM Fellow
Computer History Museum Fellow
Show 3 more awards
Programming Languages Achievement Award
honorary doctorate at the Laval University
honorary doctorate of the Masaryk University
