Wirth

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Wirth is a Swiss surname most notably associated with computer scientist Niklaus Wirth, the designer of several influential programming languages.

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Wirth canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf art historian
computer scientist
economist
family name
footballer
human
human
human
human
human
human
politician
sociologist
surname
awardReceived Turing Award
countryOfCitizenship Germany
Germany
Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland
United States of America
countryOfOrigin Switzerland
employer ETH Zurich
fieldOfWork computer science
programming languages
urban sociology
hasNotableBearer Christian Wirth
Jean Wirth
Louis Wirth
Marcel Wirth NERFINISHED
Max Wirth
Niklaus Wirth
influenced education in programming
software engineering
structured programming
influencedBy ALGOL 60
knownFor Algol W
Euler (programming language)
Lilith workstation
Modula
surface form: Modula (programming language)

Modula-2
Oberon programming language
surface form: Oberon (programming language)

Oberon operating system
Pascal
surface form: Pascal (programming language)
languageOfOrigin German
notableWork Algorithms + Data Structures = Programs
occupation university professor
variantOf Wirt

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Niklaus Wirth familyName Wirth
Niklaus familyName Wirth
subject surface form: Niklaus Wirth