Dennis_Ritchie
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As of April 19, 2026
If still alive
84 years old
7 months!
Days Since Birth
25,600 days
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Years Since Death
14 years
6 months
Days Until Anniversary
175 days
Age at Death
70 years old
1 months
Date of Birth
(September 9born, 1941 ) is
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(October 12born, 2011 ) is
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Dennis Ritchie | |
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 Ritchie in 2011 | |
| Born | Dennis MacAlistair Ritchie September 9, 1941 Bronxville, New York, U.S. |
| Died | c. October 12, 2011 (aged 70) |
| Education | Harvard University (BS) |
| Known for | ALTRAN B BCPL C Multics Unix |
| Awards | IEEE Emanuel R. Piore Award (1982) Turing Award (1983) National Medal of Technology (1998) IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal (1990) Computer Pioneer Award (1994) Computer History Museum Fellow (1997) Harold Pender Award (2003) Japan Prize (2011) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Computer science |
| Institutions | Lucent Technologies Bell Labs |
| Doctoral advisor | Patrick C. Fischer |
| Website | www |
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