Erich Gamma

Summary

Erich Gamma is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Zurich^[2]. He was born on March 13, 1961^[3]. He worked as a computer scientist^[4], engineer^[5], and writer^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (377 views/month, #7,218 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Born in Zurich^[2], Erich Gamma…
• Erich Gamma was born on March 13, 1961^[3].
• Erich Gamma held citizenship in Switzerland^[8].
• Erich Gamma's professions included computer scientist^[4].
• Erich Gamma's professions included engineer^[5].
• Erich Gamma worked as a writer^[6].
• Erich Gamma's field of work was software development^[9].
• Erich Gamma was employed by IBM^[10].
• Erich Gamma was employed by Microsoft^[11].
• Erich Gamma's education included a stint at University of Zurich^[12].
• A notable work attributed to Erich Gamma is Design Patterns^[13].
• Erich Gamma received the Dahl–Nygaard Prize^[14].
• Erich Gamma received the Programming Languages Achievement Award^[15].
• Erich Gamma received the ACM Software System Award^[16].
• Erich Gamma is recorded as male^[17].
• Erich Gamma's instance of is recorded as human^[18].
• Erich Gamma's family name is recorded as Gamma^[19].
• Erich Gamma's given name is recorded as Erich^[20].
• Erich Gamma's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Erich Gamma'}^[21].
• Erich Gamma's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics^[22].
• Erich Gamma's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+11773'}^[23].
• Erich Gamma's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+12727'}^[24].
• Erich Gamma's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+13042'}^[25].

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Origins and Family

Erich Gamma was born in Zurich^[2]. He was born on March 13, 1961^[3].

Education

Erich Gamma's education included a stint at University of Zurich^[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist^[4], engineer^[5], and writer^[6]. Erich Gamma's field of work was software development^[9]. Employers include IBM^[10], a software company^[26], in United States^[27], founded in 1911^[28], headquartered in Armonk^[29] and Microsoft^[11], a software company^[30], in United States^[31], founded in 1975^[32], headquartered in Redmond^[33].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Erich Gamma is Design Patterns^[13].

Recognition

Awards received include Dahl–Nygaard Prize^[14], an award^[34]; Programming Languages Achievement Award^[15], a science award^[35]; and ACM Software System Award^[16], a science award^[36], founded in 1983^[37].

Why It Matters

Erich Gamma ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (377 views/month, #7,218 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]

Works attributed to him include Design Patterns^[40], a written work^[41].

FAQs

Where was Erich Gamma born?

Erich Gamma was born in Zurich^[2].

What did Erich Gamma do for work?

Erich Gamma worked as computer scientist^[4], engineer^[5], and writer^[6].

Where did Erich Gamma go to school?

Erich Gamma was educated at University of Zurich^[12].

What awards did Erich Gamma receive?

Honors received include Dahl–Nygaard Prize^[14], Programming Languages Achievement Award^[15], and ACM Software System Award^[16].