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Biography of Kristen Nygaard
27. Aug 1926 – 10. Aug 2002(75 years)Died in:Oslo, Oslo Municipality
Computer scientist, Mathematician
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Vestre gravlund
Awards(5)
Education(2)
University of OsloFagerborg Upper Secondary School
Kristen Nygaard (* 27. August 1926 in Oslo; † 10. August 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.
Life Events
12 Events1926
Born in Oslo, Oslo Municipality
1945
University of Oslo
until 1948
1948
Norwegian Defence Research Establishment
until 1960
1960
Norwegian Computing Center
until 1975
1975
Aarhus University
until 1976
1976
University of Oslo
until 1996
1990
Norbert Wiener Award for Social and Professional Responsibility
1999
Rosing Honorary Award
2000
Commander of the Order of St. Olav
2001
Turing Award
2002
IEEE John von Neumann Medal
2002