Swiss computer scientist Niklaus Wirth has died. He was 89 years old. Niklaus Wirth created the programming languages ​​"Pascal", "Euler", "Modula-2" and "Oberon". The farewell ceremony will take place on January 11 in Zurich.

Niklaus Wirth was born on February 15, 1934 in Switzerland. In 1984, he received the Turing Award, the world's most prestigious award in computer science.

Worked at Stanford University, Zurich University.

Experts say that Niklaus Wirth's programming languages ​​are clear, simple and effective. His "Pascal" was for some time the most widely used commercial programming language. "Object Pascal" and "Delphi" programs were developed on its basis. Niklaus Wirth said this about "Oberon": "All my life I have pursued the goal of developing a language as strong as possible, but at the same time as simple as possible."

Niklaus Wirth is also known for his work at the Xerox PARC laboratory, which created computer "mice", window interfaces and other widespread applications.

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