Kristen Nygaard was a Norwegian computer scientist, programming language pioneer, and politician.
22 Facts About Kristen Nygaard
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Internationally, Nygaard is acknowledged as the co-inventor of object-oriented programming and the programming language Simula with Ole-Johan Dahl in the 1960s.
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Kristen Nygaard was born in Oslo and received his master's degree in mathematics at the University of Oslo in 1956.
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Kristen Nygaard worked full-time at the Norwegian Defense Research Establishment from 1948 to 1960, in computing and programming and operational research.
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Kristen Nygaard was cofounder and first chairman of the Norwegian Operational Research Society.
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Kristen Nygaard conducted research for Norwegian trade unions on planning, control, and data processing, all evaluated in light of the objectives of organised labour, working together with Olav Terje Bergo.
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Kristen Nygaard was a professor at Aarhus University, Denmark and then became professor emeritus at the University of Oslo.
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Kristen Nygaard was giving lectures and courses on these subjects in Norway and elsewhere.
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Kristen Nygaard held a part-time position at Simula Research Laboratory from 2001, when the research institute was opened.
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Kristen Nygaard became a member of the Norwegian Academy of Sciences.
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In 1984 and 1985, Kristen Nygaard was chairman of the Informatics Committee of the University of Oslo, and active in the design of the university's plan for developing research, education and computing and communication facilities at all faculties of the university.
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Kristen Nygaard was the first chairman of the Environment Protection Committee of the Norwegian Association for the Protection of Nature.
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Kristen Nygaard was for 10 years Norwegian representative in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development activities on information technology.
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Kristen Nygaard has been a member of the Research Committee of the Norwegian Federation of Trade Unions, and cooperated with unions in many countries.
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Kristen Nygaard was a minor ballot candidate in the 1949 parliamentary election.
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From 1971 to 2001, Kristen Nygaard was a member of the Labour Party, and a member of their committees on research policies.
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Kristen Nygaard worked with Anne Enger Lahnstein, leader of the anti-EU Centre Party, in this campaign.
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Kristen Nygaard resigned as chair in 1995, and was later the chair of the organization's strategy committee and a member of its council.
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In 1996 and 1997, Kristen Nygaard was the coordinator of the efforts to establish The European Anti-Maastricht Movement, a cooperative network between national organizations opposing the Economic and Monetary Union of the European Union and the Maastricht Treaty in European countries within and outside the EU.
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Kristen Nygaard worked at the Norwegian Agency for Aid to Developing Countries.
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Kristen Nygaard specialized for a number of years in recruiting and giving administrative support to specialists working in East Africa.
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Johanna and Kristen Nygaard had three children and seven grandchildren.