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Niklaus Wirth
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<p>Niklaus Emil Wirth (<a href="/facts/International_Phonetic_Alphabet/2e7jmUaG">IPA</a>: /vɛrt/) (15 February 1934 – 1 January 2024) was a Swiss <a href="/facts/Computer_scientist/DavggjGL">computer scientist</a>. He designed several <a href="/facts/Programming_language/cWTYbgWa">programming languages</a>, including <a href="/facts/Pascal_(programming_language)/b3yvp8bF">Pascal</a>, and pioneered several classic topics in software engineering. In 1984, he won the <a href="/facts/Turing_Award/HbEEp0GF">Turing Award</a>, generally recognized as the highest distinction in <a href="/facts/Computer_science/lN3pEyPz">computer science</a>, "for developing a sequence of innovative computer languages". </p>