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Niklaus Emil Wirth (15 February 1934 – 1 January 2024) was a Swiss computer scientist. He designed several programming languages, including Pascal, and pioneered several classic topics in software engineering.
Feb 22, 2024 · In 1999, an up-and-coming software engineer in Switzerland was preparing for a conference in France when he learned that the Swiss computer scientist Niklaus Wirth, a pioneer in the field, was...
Jan 5, 2024 · With sadness we note the passing of Niklaus Emil Wirth, Swiss computer scientist and 2004 CHM Fellow, who died at the age of 89 on January 1, 2024. Niklaus Wirth was born in Winterthur, Switzerland, in 1934.
Niklaus Wirth was a Swiss computer scientist who developed innovative languages such as Euler, Algol-W, Modula and Pascal. He received the ACM Turing Award in 1984 for his contributions to programming language design and implementation, and influenced generations of computer scientists and engineers.
Jan 4, 2024 · ETH Zurich mourns the loss of its long-serving professor and Turing Award winner, who developed influential programming languages and helped establish computer science in Switzerland. Wirth was known for his passion, simplicity and elegance in software design, and his work influenced generations of programmers.
A tribute to the computing pioneer who created Pascal, Modula, and Oberon, and advocated for simplicity and elegance in software design. Learn about his life, achievements, and legacy in this article by Simson Garfinkel and Eugene H. Spafford.
May 29, 2024 · Niklaus Wirth is a Swiss computer scientist who created Pascal, Modula-2, and Oberon languages. He also worked on hardware design, software engineering, and structured programming, and received the ACM Turing Award in 1984.
