Quick Facts About Tony Hoare
- Born
- January 11, 1934
- Died
- March 5, 2026
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Computer Scientist
- Notable works
- Born for War
- Known for
- quicksort, null, communicating sequential processes, Hoare logic
- Spouse
- Jill Pym
About Tony Hoare
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.
Biography source:
Wikipedia
Awards & Honors
Turing Award
IEEE John von Neumann Medal
Knight Bachelor
Faraday Medal
Friedrich L. Bauer Prize
Computer Pioneer Award
Fellow of the British Computer Society
Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology
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Fellow of the Royal Society
Harry H. Goode Memorial Award
Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering
ACM Fellow
Computer History Museum Fellow
Programming Languages Achievement Award
honorary doctor of the University of Madrid Complutense
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