Quo Fuit places 7 dated presences for Niklaus Wirth across 7 places, from 1934 to 1968.
Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Niklaus Emil Wirth (IPA:) (15 February 1934 – 1 January 2024) was a Swiss computer scientist.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Niklaus Wirth was documented, and when
15 February 1934exact date
Winterthurattested“Niklaus Emil Wirth was born in Winterthur, Switzerland, on 15 February 1934.”source: Wikipedia: Niklaus Wirth
1954 to 1958period
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürichattested“Wirth studied electronic engineering at the Federal Institute of Technology, Zürich (ETH Zürich) from 1954 to 1958, graduating with a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree.”source: Wikipedia: Niklaus Wirth
1963 to 1967period
Stanford Universityattested“From 1963 to 1967, Wirth served as assistant professor of computer science at Stanford University and again at the University of Zürich.”source: Wikipedia: Niklaus Wirth
1963 to 1967period
University of Zurichattested“From 1963 to 1967, Wirth served as assistant professor of computer science at Stanford University and again at the University of Zürich.”source: Wikipedia: Niklaus Wirth
1968 to 1985period
Xerox PARCattested“In 1968, he became a professor of informatics at ETH Zürich, taking two one-year sabbaticals at Xerox PARC in California (1976–1977 and 1984–1985).”source: Wikipedia: Niklaus Wirth
1968 to 1985period
ETH Zürichattested“In 1968, he became a professor of informatics at ETH Zürich, taking two one-year sabbaticals at Xerox PARC in California (1976–1977 and 1984–1985).”source: Wikipedia: Niklaus Wirth
1968 to 1985period
Californiaattested“In 1968, he became a professor of informatics at ETH Zürich, taking two one-year sabbaticals at Xerox PARC in California (1976–1977 and 1984–1985).”source: Wikipedia: Niklaus Wirth
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Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich1 presence · 1954
Winterthur1 presence · 1934
Xerox PARC1 presence · 1968
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1960year
Quebecmentioned“In 1960, he earned a Master of Science (M.Sc.) from Université Laval in Quebec.”source: Wikipedia: Niklaus Wirth
1963year
University of California, Berkeleymentioned“Then in 1963, he was awarded a PhD in electrical engineering and computer science (EECS) from the University of California, Berkeley, supervised by computer design pioneer Harry Huskey.”source: Wikipedia: Niklaus Wirth
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