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Edsger W. Dijkstra

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Edsger W. Dijkstra

1930–2002

Dutch computer scientist (1930–2002)

Interwar & WWII

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Key Dates

Birth

1930 May 11, 1930 →

Biography

Edsger Wybe Dijkstra was a Dutch computer scientist, programmer, mathematician, and science essayist.

Source: Wikipedia · Compiled March 2026 · AI-summarized

Timeline

1930
Birth

Dutch computer scientist, co-developed THE multiprogramming system (d. 2002)

May 11 →
2002
Death

Dutch physicist, computer scientist, and academic (b. 1930)

August 6 →

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