Tony Hoare
Sir Charles Antony Richard Hoare ( HOR; 11 January 1934 – 5 March 2026), known as Sir Tony Hoare or C. A. R. Hoare, was a British computer scientist who made foundational contributions to programming languages, algorithms, operating systems, formal verification, and concurrent computing. His work earned him the 1980 ACM Turing Award, usually regarded as the highest distinction in computer science.
Tony Hoare - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia British computer scientist (1934–2026) For the bicycle racer, see Tony Hoar . Professor Sir Tony Hoare FRS   FREng Hoare in 2011 Born Charles Antony Richard Hoare ( 1934-01-11 ) 11 January 1934 Colombo , British Ceylon Died 5 March 2026 (2026-03-05) (aged 92) Cambridge , England Education Dragon School The King's School, Canterbury Alma mater University of Oxford (BA, PgDip) Known for Quicksort Quickselect Hoare logic Null reference Communicating sequential processes Structured programming ALGOL Spo
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