Edsger W. Dijkstra Death
Edsger passed away on August 6, 2002 at the age of 72 in Nuenen, Netherlands.
When did Edsger W. Dijkstra die?
August 6, 2002How old was Edsger W. Dijkstra when died?
72Where did Edsger W. Dijkstra die? What was the location of death?
Nuenen, Netherlands
Edsger W. Dijkstra Birthday and Date of Death
Edsger W. Dijkstra was born on May 11, 1930 and died on August 6, 2002. Edsger was 72 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: May 11, 1930
Date of Death: August 6, 2002
Age at Death: 72
Edsger W. Dijkstra - Biography
Edsger Wybe Dijkstra (11 May 1930 – 6 August 2002) was a Dutch computer scientist and mathematical scientist. A theoretical physicist by training, he worked as a programmer at the Mathematisch Centrum (Amsterdam) from 1952 to 1962. He was a professor of mathematics at the Eindhoven University of Technology (1962-1984) and a research fellow at the Burroughs Corporation (1973-1984). He held the Schlumberger Centennial Chair in Computer Sciences at the University of Texas at Austin from 1984 until 1999, and retired as Professor Emeritus in 1999.
