John Hopcroft

John Edward Hopcroft (born October 7, 1939) is a renowned theoretical computer scientist. His textbooks on compilers (various editions are popularly known as the Dragon Book), theory of computation (also known as the Cinderella book) and data structures are regarded as standards in their fields. He received his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Seattle University in 1961 and his master's degree and Ph.D. from Stanford University in... more

Date of birth:

  • Oct 7, 1939 (age 70 years)

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Also known as:

  • John Edward Hopcroft
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Award Winner

Awards Won:

Year Award Award Winner Notes/Description
  • 1986
  • For fundamental achievements in the design and analysis of algorithms and data structures.
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