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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.

   • Thesis: A Generalization of Algol (1963)

   • Doctoral advisor: Harry Huskey

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

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   Feb 22, 2024 · He was 89. He wasn’t nearly as well known as programmers such as Steve Wozniak, who founded Apple with Steve Jobs, or Bill Gates, who founded Microsoft with Paul Allen. But to Mr. Beck and ...

4. 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 ...

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

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   Niklaus Wirth is a Swiss computer scientist who developed innovative languages such as Euler, Algol-W, Modula and Pascal. He also led the creation of Lilith, a graphical workstation with a complete computing environment, and contributed to programming methodology and concepts.

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

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   May 1, 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 .”.

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

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   Jan 4, 2024 · The Swiss computer scientist, who won the Turing Award in 1984, passed away on New Year's Day at 89. He was known for his contributions to programming languages, operating systems, and software engineering.

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   Who is Niklaus Wirth?

   • "RIP: Software design pioneer and Pascal creator Niklaus Wirth". The Register. Archived from the original on 7 January 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2024. Wirth, Niklaus (April 1971). "Program Development by Stepwise Refinement". Communications of the ACM. 14 (4): 221–227. doi: 10.1145/362575.362577. hdl: 20.500.11850/80846. S2CID 13214445.

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   What happened to Niklaus Emil Wirth?

   • Increasingly, people seem to misinterpret complexity as sophistication, which is baffling—the incomprehensible should cause suspicion rather than admiration. 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.

   In Memoriam: Niklaus Wirth (1934–2024) - CHM

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   Where did Niklaus Wirth grow up?

   • Niklaus Wirth grew up in Switzerland, and he spent most of his professional life at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zürich. After earning his first degree there in 1959, he left for graduate study in North America and earned his Ph.D. in 1963 from the University of California, Berkeley.

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   Who is Niklaus Emil Wirth?

   • Niklaus Emil Wirth was born on Feb. 15, 1934, in Winterthur, Switzerland, the only child of Walter Wirth, a geography professor, and Hedwick (Keller) Wirth, who managed the family’s home. He was a precocious child. “In primary school, I first wanted to become a steam-engine driver, later a pilot,” he recalled in a 2014 interview.

   Niklaus Wirth, Visionary Software Architect, Dies at 89

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10. www.washingtonpost.com › obituaries › 2024/02/28Niklaus Wirth, Swiss software visionary who built Pascal ...

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    Feb 28, 2024 · Niklaus Wirth, software developer who saw power in simplicity, dies at 89. ‘The art in engineering is not so much to make something very complicated,’ Dr. Wirth said. ‘The art is to make a...