Dijkstra, Edsger

Edsger Dijkstra
Growing biography, with links to many related topics. [Wikipedia]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edsger_Dijkstra

Edsger W. Dijkstra Papers, 1971-1979
Burroughs Corporation Records: large, impressive list of articles and reports Dijkstra wrote about all aspects of programming; most written while a research fellow for Burroughs, Netherlands.
http://www.cbi.umn.edu/collections/inv/burros/cbi00090-031.html

MUF Mastery: Edsger W. Dijkstra
Brief biography with perceptive editorial comments.
http://laurel.actlab.utexas.edu/~cynbe/muq/muf3_17.html

Edsger Dijkstra: RIP
Obituary by Andrew Orlowski, The Register. <small>(August 8, 2002)</small>
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2002/08/08/edsger_dijkstra_rip/

How Do We Tell Truths That Might Hurt?
Short, tongue-in-cheek essay by Edsger Dijkstra on old problems in programming, many of which are embarrassingly still with us: criticizes APL, BASIC, COBOL, FORTRAN, PL/I, natural language programming. <small>(June 18, 1975)</small>
http://www.cs.virginia.edu/~evans/cs655/readings/ewd498.html