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Tony Hoare

Tony Hoare

Computer scientist

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Is a
Person
Person
Also Known As
Charles Antony Richard Hoare
Awards Received
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Harry H. Goode Memorial Award (1981)
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Faraday Medal (1985)
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IEEE John von Neumann Medal (2011)
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Computer Pioneer Award (1990)
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Turing Award (1980)
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Kyoto Prize (2000)
Citizenship
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Birthdate
January 11, 1934
Doctoral Advisor
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Leslie Fox
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Doctoral Students
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Bill Roscoe
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Clare Martin
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Bill Roscoe
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Cliff Jones (computer scientist)
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Stephen Page
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Peter Lauer
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Stephen Brookes
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Augusto Sampaio
Educated at
University of Oxford
University of Oxford
Merton College, Oxford
Merton College, Oxford
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Dragon School
Moscow State University
Moscow State University
Known for
Quicksort Quickselect Hoare logic Null reference Communicating sequential processes Structured programming ALGOL
Nickname
Tony
Notable Work
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Hoare logic
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Communicating sequential processes
Quicksort
Quicksort
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UK SAS Roof Restoration Newcastle
Occupation
Scientist
Scientist
Computer scientist
Computer scientist
Engineer
Engineer
Programmer
Programmer
Writer
Writer
Birthplace
Colombo
Colombo
Spouse
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Jill Pym
Official Website
cs.ox.ac.uk/people/tony.hoare/
Wikidata ID
Q92602

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