Bertrand Meyer

Summary

Bertrand Meyer is a human^[1]. Born in Paris^[2], he… he was born on +1950-11-21T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a computer scientist^[4] and engineer^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (71 views/month, #7,238 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Born in Paris^[2], Bertrand Meyer…
• Bertrand Meyer was born on +1950-11-21T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Bertrand Meyer held citizenship in France^[7].
• Bertrand Meyer worked as a computer scientist^[4].
• Bertrand Meyer's professions included engineer^[5].
• Bertrand Meyer's field of work was computer science^[8].
• Bertrand Meyer held the position of full professor^[9].
• Bertrand Meyer was employed by University of California, Santa Barbara^[10].
• Among Bertrand Meyer's employers was ETH Zurich^[11].
• Among Bertrand Meyer's employers was Innopolis University^[12].
• Among Bertrand Meyer's employers was Schaffhausen Institute of Technology^[13].
• Bertrand Meyer was educated at École polytechnique^[14].
• Bertrand Meyer was educated at Stanford University^[15].
• Bertrand Meyer's education included a stint at Nancy-Université^[16].
• Bertrand Meyer was educated at Cours Hattemer^[17].
• A notable student of Bertrand Meyer was Jean-Marc Nerson^[18].
• A notable student of Bertrand Meyer was Jason Wei^[19].
• A notable student of Bertrand Meyer was Marco Piccioni^[20].
• A notable student of Bertrand Meyer was Marco Trudel^[21].
• A notable student of Bertrand Meyer was Nadia Polikarpova^[22].
• A notable work attributed to Bertrand Meyer is Q732089^[23].
• Bertrand Meyer received the Dahl–Nygaard Prize^[24].
• Bertrand Meyer received the ACM Software System Award^[25].
• Bertrand Meyer received the ACM Fellow^[26].
• Bertrand Meyer received the Harlan D. Mills Award^[27].

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Origins and Family

Bertrand Meyer was born in Paris^[2]. He was born on +1950-11-21T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at École polytechnique^[14], a grande école^[28], in France^[29], founded in 1794^[30], headquartered in Palaiseau^[31]; Stanford University^[15], a private university^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1885^[34], headquartered in Stanford^[35]; Nancy-Université^[16], a Higher education and research cluster^[36], in France^[37], founded in 1572^[38], headquartered in Nancy^[39]; and Cours Hattemer^[17], a lycée^[40], in France^[41], founded in 1885^[42]. Studied under Claude Pair^[43] and Jean-Pierre Finance^[44].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist^[4] and engineer^[5]. Bertrand Meyer's field of work was computer science^[8]. Employers include University of California, Santa Barbara^[10], a public university^[45], in United States^[46], founded in 1909^[47], headquartered in Santa Barbara County^[48]; ETH Zurich^[11], an institute of technology^[49], in Switzerland^[50], founded in 1855^[51], headquartered in ETH Zurich main building^[52]; Innopolis University^[12], an educational institution^[53], in Russia^[54], founded in 2012^[55]; and Schaffhausen Institute of Technology^[13], a university^[56], in Switzerland^[57], founded in 2019^[58]. He held the position of full professor^[9]. Notable students include Jean-Marc Nerson^[18]; Jason Wei^[19], a computer scientist^[59]; Marco Piccioni^[20]; Marco Trudel^[21]; and Nadia Polikarpova^[22]. Doctoral students include Karine Arnout^[60]; Markus Brändle^[61]; Piotr Nienaltowski^[62]; Till Bay^[63], a computer scientist^[64], b. 1978^[65]; Bernd Schoeller^[66]; and Denis Caromel^[67], b. 1963^[68].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Bertrand Meyer is Q732089^[23].

Recognition

Awards received include Dahl–Nygaard Prize^[24], an award^[69]; ACM Software System Award^[25], a science award^[70], founded in 1983^[71]; ACM Fellow^[26], a fellowship award^[72]; and Harlan D. Mills Award^[27], an award^[73], founded in 1999^[74].

Why It Matters

Bertrand Meyer ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (71 views/month, #7,238 of 1,000,298).^[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[75] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[76]

He is credited with the discovery of design by contract^[77], a programming paradigm^[78] and command–query separation^[79], a programming principle^[80].

His notable doctoral advisees include Piotr Nienaltowski^[81], a computer scientist^[82], b. 1976^[83].

FAQs

Where was Bertrand Meyer born?

Born in Paris^[2], Bertrand Meyer…

What did Bertrand Meyer do for work?

Bertrand Meyer worked as computer scientist^[4] and engineer^[5].

Where did Bertrand Meyer go to school?

Bertrand Meyer was educated at École polytechnique^[14], Stanford University^[15], Nancy-Université^[16], and Cours Hattemer^[17].

What awards did Bertrand Meyer receive?

Honors received include Dahl–Nygaard Prize^[24], ACM Software System Award^[25], ACM Fellow^[26], and Harlan D. Mills Award^[27].

What did Bertrand Meyer discover?

Bertrand Meyer is credited as discoverer of design by contract^[77] and command–query separation^[79].