Peter Naur | |
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Naur in 2008 | |
Born | Frederiksberg, Denmark | 25 October 1928
Died | 3 January 2016 Herlev, Denmark | (aged 87)
Nationality | Danish |
Known for | ALGOL Backus–Naur form |
Spouse | Christiane Floyd |
Awards | Computer Pioneer Award (1986) Turing Award (2005) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Computer science, informatics |
Institutions | Regnecentralen Niels Bohr Institute Technical University of Denmark University of Copenhagen |
Peter Naur (25 October 1928 – 3 January 2016)[1] 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.