Bjarne Stroustrup
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Summary
Bjarne Stroustrup was born on December 30, 1950[1], in Aarhus[2]. He has worked as a computer scientist[3], engineer[4], programmer[5], writer[6], and university teacher[7]. He ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,132 views/month, #6,784 of 1,000,298).[8]
Key Facts
- Country of citizenship: Kingdom of Denmark[9], United States[10]
- Field of work: programming language[11], C++[12], programmer[13], informatics[14], computer science[15]
- Employer: AT&T[16], Columbia University[17]
- Educated at: Churchill College[18], University of Cambridge[19]
- Doctoral advisor: David Wheeler[20]
- Notable work: C++[21]
- Award received: William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement[22], Grace Murray Hopper Award[23], Dahl–Nygaard Prize[24], Computer History Museum Fellow[25], Faraday Medal[26], Charles Stark Draper Prize[27], Computer Pioneer Award[28], ACM Fellow[29], IEEE Fellow[30], Rigmor and Carl Holst-Knudsen Award for Scientific Research[31], John Scott Award[32]
- Member of: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers[33], National Academy of Engineering[34], Association for Computing Machinery[35]
- Sex or gender: male[36]
- Doctoral student: Peter Mathias Pirkelbauer[37], Damian Dechev[38]
- Commons category: Bjarne Stroustrup[39]
- Archives at: Computer History Museum[40]
- Academic degree: doctorate[41]
- Family name: Stroustrup[42]
- Given name: Bjarne[43]
- Official website: https://stroustrup.com[44]
- Streaming media URL: http://www.computerhistory.org/collections/catalog/102740023[45]
- Participant in: Writing Good C++14[46]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: Danish[47], English[48]
- Name in native language: Bjarne Stroustrup[49]
- Start of work period: 1979[50]
Why It Matters
Bjarne Stroustrup has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] He is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]
Works attributed to him include The C++ Programming Language[53], a written work[54].
FAQs
Where was Bjarne Stroustrup born?
Bjarne Stroustrup was born in Aarhus[2].
What did Bjarne Stroustrup do for work?
Bjarne Stroustrup worked as a computer scientist[3], engineer[4], programmer[5], writer[6], and university teacher[7].
Where did Bjarne Stroustrup go to school?
Bjarne Stroustrup was educated at Churchill College[18] and University of Cambridge[19].
What awards did Bjarne Stroustrup receive?
Honors received include William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement[22], Grace Murray Hopper Award[23], Dahl–Nygaard Prize[24], and Computer History Museum Fellow[25].