Language designer. Creations include
   * Algol W [http://www.instantweb.com/foldoc/foldoc.cgi?ALGOL+W]
   * [Pascal] (what year?)
   * [Modula 2]
   * [Oberon]
   * [LoLa] (Logic Language, a [HDL])

"You can call me by name 'Wirth' or value 'Worth' ;-)"
is a witty reply rather famously attributed to him.

- I last saw this as a comment that over in Europe, people
pronounce his name correctly.. "nicklows virt", approximately,
and in America, they pronounce it "Nickles Worth". That is to
say, Europeans call him by name, and Americans by value.


http://www.xploiter.com/mirrors/pascal/default.htm
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