Niklaus Wirth

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computer scientist human programming language designer software engineer

Niklaus Wirth is a Swiss computer scientist best known for creating several influential programming languages, including Pascal, Modula, and Oberon, and for his pioneering work in software engineering and programming language design.

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	computer scientist → human → programming language designer → software engineer →
academicDegree	PhD in electrical engineering and computer science →
authorOf	Algorithms + Data Structures = Programs → Compiler Construction → Programming in Modula-2 → Project Oberon →
awardReceived	ACM SIGPLAN Programming Languages Achievement Award → Computer Pioneer Award → IEEE Computer Pioneer Award → Turing Award →
countryOfCitizenship	Switzerland →
dateOfBirth	1934-02-15 →
developed	Lilith workstation → Modula programming language → Modula-2 programming language → Oberon operating system → Oberon programming language → Pascal programming language →
educatedAt	ETH Zurich → University of California, Berkeley → Université Laval →
employer	ETH Zurich →
familyName	Wirth →
fieldOfWork	computer science → programming languages → software engineering →
givenName	Niklaus →
knownFor	Modula programming language → Modula-2 programming language → Oberon operating system → Oberon programming language → Pascal programming language → pioneering work in programming language design → pioneering work in software engineering → pioneering work in structured programming →
languageOfWorkOrName	English → German →
memberOf	Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences →
name	Niklaus Wirth →
nationality	Swiss →
notableIdea	Wirth’s law → minimalist language design → stepwise refinement →
placeOfBirth	Switzerland → Winterthur →
sexOrGender	male →
workLocation	Zurich →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Modula-2 → Oberon-2 → Pascal →	designer
Component Pascal → Oberon →	designedBy
ALGOL W →	developer
Niklaus Wirth →	name