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Pardon if I’m dumb/missed something: Is Tony Hoare dead? I see no news anywhere.

• csb6 7mo ago
  The blog author says that Jonathan Bowen informed them, so it is possible it hasn't been officially announced.
• Jtsummers 7mo ago
  I can't find any news either, but that is the claim of this submission. > Jonathan Bowen informed me of Tony Hoare's death on Thursday, March 5th. (translated from French) The main reason to find it surprising is that it's now 4 days since then, I'd have expected something to have been published besides this page.
• tibbar 7mo ago
  That is the claim of the post. I also don't see confirmation elsewhere
  • nextos 7mo ago
    There is very little information around, this is the most authoritative post I could find. There are some comments on X as well. According to this blogpost, he sadly passed away last Thursday, March 5th.
    • jlhawn 7mo ago
      There were a few recent edits about this on Tony Hoar's Wikipedia page which were reverted because there was no substantial evidence: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tony_Hoare&action=history https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tony_Hoare&action...
      • nextos 7mo ago
        It was edited again a few minutes ago and now displays Sunday, March 8th as his date of death.
        • codethief 7mo ago
          And it's gone again!
      • deleted 7mo ago
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• spooneybarger 7mo ago
  Yes. He died last week.
  • rvz 7mo ago
    RIP Tony Hoare. Legendary Turing Award Winner.
  • behehebd 7mo ago
    Any link to information?
    • spooneybarger 7mo ago
      Came through personal contact who is close to the family.
• hinkley 7mo ago
  His Wikipedia page is still worded in the present tense. People tend to be johnny on the spot about that so maybe not?
• intuitionist 7mo ago
  Sadly it seems to be true. Heard it late last week from a coworker in a position to know.