Bjarne Stroustrup

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Bjarne Stroustrup is a Danish computer scientist best known as the creator of the C++ programming language.

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instanceOf computer scientist
human
programming language designer
academicDegree PhD in computer science
master's degree in mathematics and computer science
awardReceived Grace Murray Hopper Award
surface form: ACM Grace Murray Hopper Award

Order of the Dannebrog
surface form: Danish Order of the Dannebrog

Dr. Dobb’s Excellence in Programming Award
surface form: Dr. Dobb's Excellence in Programming Award

IEEE Computer Society Computer Pioneer Award
William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement
countryOfBirth Denmark
countryOfCitizenship Denmark
United States of America
dateOfBirth 1950-12-30
doctoralAdvisor David Wheeler
educatedAt Aarhus University
University of Cambridge NERFINISHED
employer Bell Telephone Laboratories
surface form: AT&T Bell Laboratories

Bell Telephone Laboratories
surface form: Bell Labs

Columbia University
Morgan Stanley
Texas A&M University
familyName Bjarne Stroustrup self-linksurface differs
surface form: Stroustrup
fieldOfWork computer science
programming languages
software engineering
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influenced C++ standardization
influencedBy C
surface form: C programming language

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knownFor C++
The C++ Programming Language
design of C++
languageWritten English
memberOf Academy of Technology, Sciences and Engineering (Denmark)
National Academy of Engineering
name Bjarne Stroustrup self-link
nativeLanguage Danish
notableWork A Tour of C++
Programming: Principles and Practice Using C++
The C++ Programming Language
The Design and Evolution of C++
placeOfBirth Aarhus
positionHeld distinguished professor
managing director
professor
technical fellow
residence New York City
sexOrGender male
website https://www.stroustrup.com/

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C++ designer Bjarne Stroustrup
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Grace Murray Hopper Award notableRecipient Bjarne Stroustrup