Memorial Page for Edsger W. Dijkstra (née Edsger Wybe Dijkstra)
Dutch computer scientist
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Edsger W. Dijkstra (* May 11, 1930 in Rotterdam; † August 6, 2002 in Nuenen) was a dutch computer scientist. He was 72 years old. He was married to Maria C. Debets. His education included Leiden University, Gymnasium Erasmianum, University of Amsterdam, University of Texas at Austin and University of Cambridge. He received 7 awards, including Turing Award, ACM Fellow. His cause of death was colorectal cancer.
Life Events
17 EventsBorn in Rotterdam, South Holland
1930Leiden University
1948until 1956
University of Cambridge
1951until 1951
Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica
1952until 1962
University of Amsterdam
1956Doctor of Philosophy · until 1959
Eindhoven University of Technology
1962until 1984
Fellow of the British Computer Society
1971Radboud University
1971Dutch extraordinary professor · until 1972
Turing Award
1972Burroughs Corporation
1973until 1984
Harry H. Goode Memorial Award
1974Computer Pioneer Award
1982University of Texas at Austin
1984until 1999
ACM Fellow
1994Dijkstra Prize
2002C&C Prize
2002Died in Nuenen, North Brabant (colorectal cancer)
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Edsger W. Dijkstra (née Edsger Wybe Dijkstra). Forever remembered.