Wilhelm Wirth

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gptkbp:instanceOf academic
computer scientist
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:ETH_Zurich
gptkbp:author Algorithms + Data Structures = Programs
Programming in Modula-2
The_Programming_Language_Oberon
gptkbp:awards gptkb:IEEE_Computer_Pioneer_Award
ACM Fellow
Honorary_Doctorate_from_ETH_Zurich
gptkbp:birthDate 1934-02-15
gptkbp:birthPlace München,_Germany
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:contribution Development of programming language design
Development of structured programming
gptkbp:field computer science
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Wilhelm Wirth
gptkbp:influenced Anders Hejlsberg
Software development practices
gptkbp:influencedBy Niklaus Wirth
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Pascal_programming_language
Modula programming language
Advocacy for simplicity in programming languages
Teaching programming languages
Oberon_programming_language
gptkbp:nationality Swiss
gptkbp:occupation professor
gptkbp:researchInterest Computer architecture
Programming languages
Software engineering
Compiler construction
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Switzerland
gptkbp:spouse Margarete_Wirth