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Dennis MacAlistair Ritchie (September 9, 1941 – c. October 12, 2011) was an American computer scientist. He created, together with long-time colleague Ken Thompson, the Unix operating system, C programming language, and B programming language.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Ritchie | Born | Dennis MacAlistair Ritchie (1941-09-09)September 9, 1941 Bronxville, New York, U.S. | 1.00 | infobox |
| Dennis Ritchie | Died | c. October 12, 2011(2011-10-12) (aged 70) Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, U.S. | 1.00 | infobox |
| Dennis Ritchie | Doctoral advisor | Patrick C. Fischer | 1.00 | infobox |
| Dennis Ritchie | Education | Harvard University (BS) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Dennis Ritchie | Fields | Computer science | 1.00 | infobox |
| Dennis Ritchie | Known for | ALTRAN B BCPL C Multics Unix | 1.00 | infobox |
| Dennis Ritchie | Website | www.nokia.com/bell-labs/about/dennis-m-ritchie/ | 1.00 | infobox |
| Dennis Ritchie | Workplaces | Lucent Technologies Bell Labs | 1.00 | infobox |
| Dennis Ritchie | related to Early life and education | Bronxville | 0.60 | section |
| Dennis Ritchie | related to Early life and education | New York | 0.60 | section |
| Dennis Ritchie | related to Early life and education | His | 0.60 | section |
| Dennis Ritchie | related to Early life and education | Alistair | 0.60 | section |
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