Evidence-backed historical profile · Archive 2

Edsger Dijkstra

Edsger Wybe Dijkstra

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Birth date

May 11, 1930

Death date

August 6, 2002

Complete Number

2

Membership

Archive 2

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Complete Number 2

Birth dateMay 11, 1930

date validation1930 + 5 + 11

digit extraction1 + 9 + 3 + 0 + 5 + 1 + 1 = 7

initial digit sum1 + 9 + 3 + 0 + 5 + 1 + 1 = 20

master number preservation20

reduction2 + 0 = 2

final value2 = 2

Archive classificationArchive 2

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Historical Role

Computer scientist

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Institutional Affiliation

Foundational work in algorithms, programming methodology, operating systems, and formal reasoning.

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