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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Niklaus_WirthNiklaus Wirth - Wikipedia

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   Niklaus Emil Wirth (15 February 1934 – 1 January 2024) was a Swiss computer scientist. He designed several programming languages, including Pascal, and pioneered several classic topics in software engineering.

2. www.nytimes.com › niklaus-wirth-deadNiklaus Wirth, Visionary Software Architect, Dies at 89

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   Feb 22, 2024 · In 1999, an up-and-coming software engineer in Switzerland was preparing for a conference in France when he learned that the Swiss computer scientist Niklaus Wirth, a pioneer in the field, was...

3. www.computerhistory.org › blog › in-memoriam-niklausIn Memoriam: Niklaus Wirth (1934–2024) - CHM

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   Jan 5, 2024 · With sadness we note the passing of Niklaus Emil Wirth, Swiss computer scientist and 2004 CHM Fellow, who died at the age of 89 on January 1, 2024. Niklaus Wirth was born in Winterthur, Switzerland, in 1934. He received the degree of electronics engineer from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH-Zurich) in 1959, an MSc from Laval ...

4. ethz.ch › en › news-and-eventsComputer pioneer Niklaus Wirth has died | ETH Zurich

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   Apr 1, 2024 · Computer pioneer Niklaus Wirth died on 1 January 2024, just weeks before his 90th birthday. The long-serving ETH Professor of Computer Science achieved world fame by developing the Pascal programming language in the 1970s.

5. www.theregister.com › 2024/01/04 › niklaus_wirthRIP: Software design pioneer Niklaus Wirth • The Register

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   Jan 4, 2024 · Thu 4 Jan 2024 // 17:45 UTC. Obit Swiss computer scientist Professor Niklaus Wirth died on New Year's Day, roughly six weeks before what would have been his 90th birthday. Wirth is justly celebrated as the creator of the Pascal programming language, but that was only one step in a series of important languages and research projects.

6. www.britannica.com › biography › Niklaus-Emil-WirthNiklaus Emil Wirth | Inventor of Pascal, Algol-W, & Oberon

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   Apr 5, 2024 · Niklaus Emil Wirth (born February 15, 1934, Winterthur, Switzerland—died January 1, 2024, Zürich) was a Swiss computer scientist and winner of the 1984 A.M. Turing Award, the highest honor in computer science, for “developing a sequence of innovative computer languages, EULER, ALGOL-W, MODULA and PASCAL .”.

7. amturing.acm.org › award_winners › wirth_1025774Niklaus E. Wirth - A.M. Turing Award Laureate

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   Niklaus E. Wirth. Switzerland – 1984. CITATION. For developing a sequence of innovative computer languages, EULER, ALGOL-W, MODULA and PASCAL. PASCAL has become pedagogically significant and has provided a foundation for future computer language, systems, and architectural research. Short Annotated. Bibliography. ACM Turing Award. Lecture. Research