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Donald Knuth, born on January 10, 1938, in Milwaukee, is an American mathematician, computer scientist, and writer. Also known as Donald Ervin Knuth, he holds citizenship in the United States.
Knuth attended Milwaukee Lutheran High School, followed by Case Western Reserve University and the California Institute of Technology for further education. His doctoral advisor was mathematician Marshall Hall. Knuth has guided many doctoral students, including Robert Sedgewick, Scott Kim, Vaughan Pratt, Jeffrey Vitter, Andrei Broder, John Reiser, Christopher van Wyk, Leonidas J. Guibas, Michael Fredman, Bruce Baumgart, and Ashok Subramanian-.
Throughout his career, Knuth has worked as a programmer, engineer, and academic. He has made significant contributions to the field of computer science through his notable works, such as "Literate programming," "TeX," "The Art of Computer Programming," "Metafont," "CWEB," and "Computer Modern"-.
Donald Knuth has received several prestigious awards, including the IEEE John von Neumann Medal, National Medal of Science, and the 1974 Turing Award.
