Niklaus Wirth(1934–2024)
Computer ScienceNiklaus Wirth is a recipient of the Turing Award (1984) from Switzerland. Their primary field is Computer Science. They were educated at ETH Zurich and University of California, Berkeley. They have been affiliated with PARC.
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Education
ETH Zurich(Bachelor of Science)
University of California, Berkeley(Doctor of Philosophy)
Laval University(Master of Science)
Doctoral Advisors
Martin OderskyMichael FranzWilliam Marshall McKeemanPeter U. SchulthessEdouard MarmierRudolf SchildEdward FeigenbaumHarry Huskey
Career Timeline
PARC?–present
Stanford University?–present
University of Zurich?–present
ETH Zurich1968–1999
Academy Memberships
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Honorary Degrees
The Open University1997
Related Laureates
Other winners of the same award(s)
GB
Gilles Brassard
Turing Award (2025)
GE
Geoffrey E. Hinton
Nobel Prize in Physics (2024)
VC
Vint Cerf
Presidential Medal of Freedom (2024)
AS
Adi Shamir
Wolf Prize in Mathematics (2024)
AB
Andrew Barto
Turing Award (2024)
RS
Richard Sutton
Turing Award (2024)
AW
Avi Wigderson
Turing Award (2023)
YB
Yoshua Bengio
Princess of Asturias Award (2022)
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