Tony Hoare: Quick Facts


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Also Known As Sir Charles Antony Richard Hoare
Born January 11, 1934 • Colombo • Sri Lanka
Died March 5, 2026 (aged 92) • Cambridge • England
Awards And Honors Turing Award (1980)
Subjects Of Study ALGOL • Quicksort • compiler • computer programming language

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