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Kristen Nygaard

Memorial Page for Kristen Nygaard

Aug 27, 1926 – Aug 10, 2002(75 years)Died in:Oslo, Oslo Municipality

Computer scientist, Mathematician

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Burial Place

Vestre gravlund

Occupation(4)

mathematiciancomputer scientistuniversity teacherpolitician

Awards(5)

Turing AwardCommander of the Order of St. Olav‎IEEE John von Neumann MedalRosing Honorary AwardNorbert Wiener Award for Social and Professional Responsibility

Education(2)

University of OsloFagerborg Upper Secondary School

Kristen Nygaard (* August 27, 1926 in Oslo; † August 10, 2002 in Oslo) was a computer scientist, Mathematician. He was 75 years old. His education included University of Oslo and Fagerborg Upper Secondary School. He received 5 awards, including Turing Award, Commander of the Order of St. Olav‎. His cause of death was myocardial infarction. He was buried at Vestre gravlund.

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Born in Oslo, Oslo Municipality

1926

University of Oslo

1945

until 1948

Norwegian Defence Research Establishment

1948

until 1960

Norwegian Computing Center

1960

until 1975

Aarhus University

1975

until 1976

University of Oslo

1976

until 1996

Norbert Wiener Award for Social and Professional Responsibility

1990

Rosing Honorary Award

1999

Commander of the Order of St. Olav‎

2000

Turing Award

2001

IEEE John von Neumann Medal

2002

Died in Oslo, Oslo Municipality (myocardial infarction)

2002

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Kristen Nygaard. Forever remembered.