Edsger W. Dijkstra
Dutch computer scientist and software developer
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Edsger Wybe Dijkstra was a Dutch computer scientist, programmer, software engineer, and science essayist.
Born in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, Dijkstra studied mathematics and physics and then theoretical physics at the University of Leiden. Wikipedia
Born: May 11, 1930, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Died: August 6, 2002 (age 72 years), Nuenen, Netherlands
Awards: Turing Award and Dijkstra Prize
Spouse: Maria C. Dijkstra Debets (m. 1957)
Parents: Brechtje Cornelia Kruyper and Douwe Wybe Dijkstra
Doctoral advisor: Adriaan van Wijngaarden
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