Editing Kristen Nygaard (section)

==Recognition==
In June 1990, he received an honorary doctorate from [[Lund University]], Sweden. In June 1991, he became the first individual to be given an honorary doctorate by [[Aalborg University]], Denmark. He became a member of the [[Norwegian Academy of Science]]s.

In October 1990, [[Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility]] awarded him its [[Norbert Wiener Award for Social and Professional Responsibility]].

In 1999, he and Dahl became the first people to receive the then new Rosing Prize, awarded by the Norwegian Data Association for exceptional professional achievements.

In June 2000, he was awarded an Honorary Fellowship for "his originating of object technology concepts" by the [[Object Management Group]], a [[technical standard]]s group for object-orientation, which maintains several [[International Organization for Standardization]] (ISO) standards.

In November 2001, the [[Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers]] (IEEE) awarded Nygaard and Dahl the [[IEEE John von Neumann Medal]] "For the introduction of the concepts underlying [[object-oriented programming]] through the design and implementation of Simula 67".<ref>[http://kristennygaard.no/in_memoriam_kristen/ In Memoriam Kristen]</ref>

In February 2002, he was given, once more with Ole-Johan Dahl, the 2001 A. M. [[Turing Award]] by the [[Association for Computing Machinery]] (ACM), with the citation: "For ideas fundamental to the emergence of [[object-oriented programming]], through their design of the [[programming language]]s Simula I and Simula 67."

In August 2000, he was made Commander of the Royal Norwegian [[Order of St. Olav]] by then King [[Harald V of Norway]].