Brian Kernighan

Brian Kernighan (born 1942) is a Canadian computer scientist, engineer and programmer.

Also recorded as Brian W. Kernighan; Brian Wilson Kernighan.

Overview

Recorded at birth as Brian Wilson Kernighan.

Born at Toronto in 1942.

In detail

Brian Kernighan studied at University of Toronto and Princeton University. the recorded working language is English.

The field of work recorded is computer scientist, informatics and computer programming.

Employment is recorded with Princeton University, Bell Labs and Project MAC. Membership is recorded of National Academy of Engineering and American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Works named in the authority record are AMPL and The C Programming Language.

Sources

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reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
“Brian Kernighan”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata
Wikidata, structured authority record Q92608: Brian Kernighan
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Record

Kind of record: Author
Born: 1942
Family: writers
Fields: computer scientist,informatics,computer programming,programming language
Authority: Q92608
Employers: Princeton University,Bell Labs,Project MAC
Languages: English
Member of: National Academy of Engineering,American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Birth name: Brian Wilson Kernighan
Production: one_pass
Birth place: Toronto
Educated at: University of Toronto,Princeton University
Nationality: Canada,United States
Occupations: computer scientist,engineer,programmer,writer,university teacher
Notable works: AMPL,The C Programming Language
External identifiers: wikidata: Q92608 · wikipedia: Brian Kernighan
Published: 14 August 2026
Last substantive revision: 14 August 2026

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