Peter Naur
Sign in to saveDanish computer scientist (1928–2016) and Turing Award winner (2005); author of 'Programming as Theory Building' (1985); co-editor of the 1968 NATO Software Engineering Conference report
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1928
- Died
- 2016
- Works
- 19
Top works
- Knowing and the Mystique of Logic and Rules
- Pluralism in Software Engineering
- Antiphilosophical dictionary
- Software engineering
- A Manual of Gier Algol 4.
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1
- Total plays
- 16
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Cutoff criteria for fit indexes in covariance structure analysis: Conventional criteria versus new alternatives
· 1999 · cited 84,878x
- A new method of classifying prognostic comorbidity in longitudinal studies: Development and validation
· 1987 · cited 42,188x
- QIIME allows analysis of high-throughput community sequencing data
· 2010 · cited 30,735x
- RoB 2: a revised tool for assessing risk of bias in randomised trials
· 2019 · cited 23,716x
- <i>PHENIX</i>: a comprehensive Python-based system for macromolecular structure solution
· 2010 · cited 23,314x
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1928-10-25 ) 25 October 1928, Frederiksberg , Denmark
- Died
- 3 January 2016 (2016-01-03) (aged 87), Herlev , Denmark
- Education
- University of Copenhagen ( BS , MS , PhD )
- Known for
- ALGOL , Backus–Naur form
- Spouse
- Christiane Floyd
- Awards
- Computer Pioneer Award (1986), Turing Award (2005)
- Fields
- Computer science , informatics
- Institutions
- Regnecentralen , Niels Bohr Institute , Technical University of Denmark , University of Copenhagen
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Key dates
- Born
- 25 October 1928
- Died
- 3 January 2016
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Peter
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Danish Realm
- Place of birth
- Frederiksberg
- Place of death
- Herlev
- Spouse
- Christiane Floyd
- Occupation
- programmer
- Position held
- professor
- Educated at
- University of Copenhagen
Article
Peter Naur (25 October 1928 – 3 January 2016) was a Danish computer science pioneer and 2005 Turing Award winner. He is best remembered as a contributor, with John Backus, to the Backus–Naur form (BNF) notation used in describing the syntax for most programming languages. He also contributed to creating the language ALGOL 60.
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