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ALGOL

family of imperative computer programming languages
Place Programming Language Q188436

Facts

10 properties

Identity

Instance of
programming language, procedural programming language, imperative programming language, structured programming language[3][4][5]
Inception
1959[21]
Official name
Algorithmic Language
More facts +7
Has use
computer programming, creating[19][20]
Short name
ALGOL
Described by source
Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1
Designed by
Friedrich L. Bauer, Hermann Bottenbruch, Heinz Rutishauser, Klaus Samelson, John Backus, Charles Katz, Alan Perlis, Joseph Henry Wegstein, Peter Naur, Bernard Vauquois, Adriaan van Wijngaarden, Julien Green, John McCarthy[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]
Has version, edition or translation
ALGOL 58, ALGOL 60, ALGOL 68[22][23][24]
Influenced by
Fortran[2]
Programming paradigm
procedural programming, structured programming, imperative programming
🏷️ Also known as
en ALGO rithmic L anguage en ALGOL ar اللغة الخوارزمية ar ألغول ar ألكول fa الگول fi ALGOrithmic Language fr Langage Algol fr Langage de programmation Algol ja JIS C 6219 ja JIS C 6217 ja JIS C 6210 ja JIS C 6211 ja JIS C 6212 ja JIS C 6213 ja JIS C 6214 ja JIS C 6215 ja JIS C 6216 ja JIS C 6218 ko 알골
🔖 Identifiers · 21
Library of Congress Authorities ID
sh85003475
GND ID
4001182-3
De Agostini ID
ALGOL
Described at URL
tapor.ca, marketplace.sshopencloud.eu
Encyclopedia of Mathematics article ID
Algorithmic_language
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
technology/ALGOL-computer-language
File Format Wiki page ID
ALGOL
Freebase ID
/m/0q1x
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
algol
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0002571
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Algol_-_programmeringsspråk
J9U entity ID
987007293928505171
Show all 21 identifiers +9
LEM ID
LEM201000337
Lex ID
Algol_-_programmeringssprog
MobyGames attribute ID
3117
NL CR AUT ID
ph499504
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX541596
Topic's main category
Category:Algol programming language family
Treccani's Enciclopedia della Matematica ID
algol
YSO ID
38349
Yale LUX ID
concept/2ae51e9f-bd0b-4bed-9a4e-238602465520

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🔗 Connections
Designed by 13
John McCarthy, John Backus, Julien Green, Alan Perlis, Peter Naur, Friedrich L. Bauer, Adriaan van Wijngaarden, Heinz Rutishauser +5 more
Influenced 10
PL/I, REXX, Icon, PL/M, BLISS, Mesa, SETL, Pascal Script +2 more
Instance of 4
programming language, imperative programming language, procedural programming language, structured programming language
← Field of work 4
Klaus Samelson, John Barnes, Hans van Vliet, Karel Čulík
Created notable works 3
Alan Perlis, Adriaan van Wijngaarden, Heinz Rutishauser
Has version, edition or translation 3
ALGOL 60, ALGOL 68, ALGOL 58
Programming paradigm 3
structured programming, imperative programming, procedural programming
← Dialect of computer language 3
ALGOL 60, ALGOL 68, ALGOL 58
← Version, edition or translation of 3
ALGOL 60, ALGOL 68, ALGOL 58
Has use 2
programming language, computer programming
← Programmed in 2
XPL0, A Literatura Cibernética 1: Autopoemas Gerados por Computador
Examples 1
ALGOL W
Has these parts 1
ALCOR
Influenced by 1
Fortran
Topic's main category 1
Category:Algol programming language family
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Category:Algol programming language family
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Summary

ALGOL is a programming language[1].

Why It Matters

ALGOL has been cited as an influence by PL/I[25], a programming language[26], founded in 1964[27]; PL/M[28], a programming language[29], founded in 1973[30]; REXX[31], a programming language[32], founded in 1979[33]; Icon[34], a programming language[35], founded in 1977[36]; BLISS[37], a programming language[38], founded in 1970[39]; and Mesa[40], a programming language[41], founded in 1976[42].

FAQs

Who did ALGOL influence?

ALGOL has been cited as an influence by PL/I[25], PL/M[28], REXX[31], and Icon[34].

Related Entities

Adriaan van Wijngaarden Alan Perlis ALCOR Algek ALGOL 58 ALGOL 60 ALGOL 68 ALGOL W A Literatura Cibernética 1: Autopoemas Gerados por Computador Bernard Vauquois BLISS CGOL Charles Katz computer programming Fortran Friedrich L. Bauer Hans van Vliet Heinz Rutishauser Hermann Bottenbruch Icon imperative programming language John Backus John Barnes John McCarthy Joseph Henry Wegstein Julien Green Karel Čulík Klaus Samelson Mesa Pascal Script

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Class ancestry

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  1. 6w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    GND ID → 4001182-3
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  2. 25w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Influenced by → Fortran
    Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID → algol
    Library of Congress Authorities ID → sh85003475
    Instance of → programming language, procedural programming language, imperative programming language +1
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    "Changed claim qualifiers: YSO ID: 38349, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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