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Biography of Niklaus Wirth
15. Feb 1934 – 1. Jan 2024(89 years)Died in:Zürich, Bezirk Zürich
Swiss computer scientist
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Niklaus Wirth (* 15. February 1934 in Winterthur; † 1. January 2024 in Zurich) was a swiss computer scientist. He was 89 years old. His education included ETH Zurich, Laval University and University of California, Berkeley. He received 10 awards, including Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order, Turing Award.
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Born in Winterthur, Bezirk Winterthur
1968
ETH Zurich
until 1999
1983
IEEE Emanuel R. Piore Award
1984
Turing Award
1987
Computer Pioneer Award
1987
honorary doctorate at the Laval University
1989
Marcel Benoist Prize
1994
ACM Fellow
1999
honorary doctorate of the Masaryk University
2004
Computer History Museum Fellow
2007
Programming Languages Achievement Award
2024