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American computer scientist and mathematician (born 1938)

Donald Ervin Knuth (born 10 January 1938) is an American computer scientist, Professor Emeritus at Stanford University, and winner of the 1974 Turing Award.

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Native Name: Donald Ervin Knuth
Alternative Names: Donald E. Knuth • Don Knuth • D.E.K. • DEK • Knuth

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Beware of bugs in the above code; I have only proved it correct, not tried it.

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