Bjarne Stroustrup
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Bjarne Stroustrup

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Danish computer scientist who created the C++ programming language

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developed at company

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Bell LabsUnverifiedHighFresh1

received award

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Turing AwardUnverifiedHighFresh1
IEEE John von Neumann MedalUnverifiedHighFresh1
ACM Grace Murray Hopper AwardUnverifiedHighFresh1
Grace Hopper AwardUnverifiedHighFresh1

previously worked at

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AT&TUnverifiedHighFresh1
Bell LabsUnverifiedHighFresh1
AT&T Bell LabsUnverifiedHighFresh1
Texas A&M UniversityUnverifiedHighFresh1

primary field

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Computer ScienceUnverifiedHighFresh1

field of expertise

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Computer ScienceUnverifiedHighFresh1

authored book

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Programming: Principles and Practice Using C++UnverifiedHighFresh1
The Design and Evolution of C++UnverifiedHighFresh1
The C++ Programming LanguageUnverifiedHighFresh1

academic degree

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PhD in Computer ScienceUnverifiedHighFresh1

worked at

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Texas A&M UniversityUnverifiedHighFresh1
Columbia UniversityUnverifiedHighFresh1
Bell LabsUnverifiedHighFresh1
AT&T Bell LabsUnverifiedHighFresh1

language based on

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C programming languageUnverifiedHighFresh1

created language

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C++UnverifiedHighFresh1

nationality

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DanishUnverifiedHighFresh1

alma mater

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Aarhus UniversityUnverifiedHighFresh1
University of CambridgeUnverifiedHighFresh1

holds degree

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PhD in Computer Science from Cambridge UniversityUnverifiedHighFresh1

influenced by

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SimulaUnverifiedHighFresh1
C programming languageUnverifiedHighFresh1

first developed cpp

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1979UnverifiedHighFresh1

education

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Aarhus UniversityUnverifiedHighFresh1
University of CambridgeUnverifiedHighFresh1

started cpp development

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1979UnverifiedHighFresh1

holds position

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Managing Director in the technology division of Morgan StanleyUnverifiedHighFresh1

education phd

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Cambridge UniversityUnverifiedHighFresh1

works at

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Columbia UniversityUnverifiedHighFresh1

started developing cpp

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1979UnverifiedHighFresh1

born year

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1950UnverifiedHighFresh1

academic position

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ProfessorUnverifiedHighFresh1

language development started

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1979UnverifiedHighFresh1

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