Stephan Niklaus (born 17 April 1958) is a retired male decathlete from Switzerland. A member of the Leichtathletikclub Basel he set his personal best (8337 points) on 3 July 1983 at a meet in Lausanne, which still stands at the Swiss national record. Niklaus won three national titles in the men's decathlon during his career: 1981, 1982 and 1983.
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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| 1980 | Olympic Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | 12th | Decathlon |
| 1983 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 5th | Decathlon |
| 1984 | Hypo-Meeting | Götzis, Austria | 8th | Decathlon |
| 1986 | Hypo-Meeting | Götzis, Austria | 14th | Decathlon |
The Modula programming language is a descendant of the Pascal language. It was developed in Switzerland, at ETH Zurich, in the mid-1970s by Niklaus Wirth, the same person who designed Pascal. The main innovation of Modula over Pascal is a module system, used for grouping sets of related declarations into program units; hence the name Modula. The language is defined in a report by Wirth called Modula. A language for modular multiprogramming published 1976.
Niklaus Emil Wirth is a Swiss computer scientist. He has designed several programming languages, including Pascal, and pioneered several classic topics in software engineering. In 1984, he won the Turing Award, generally recognized as the highest distinction in computer science, for developing a sequence of innovative computer languages.
The Marcel Benoist Prize, offered by the Marcel Benoist Foundation, is a monetary prize that has been offered annually since 1920 to a scientist of Swiss nationality or residency who has made the most useful scientific discovery. Emphasis is placed on those discoveries affecting human life. Since 1997, candidates in the humanities have also been eligible for the prize.
Nicholas of Flüe was a Swiss hermit and ascetic who is the patron saint of Switzerland. He is sometimes invoked as Brother Klaus. A farmer, military leader, member of the assembly, councillor, judge and mystic, he was respected as a man of complete moral integrity. He is known for having fasted for over twenty years. Brother Klaus's counsel to the Diet of Stans (1481) helped prevent war between the Swiss cantons.
Niklaus Riggenbach was the inventor of the Riggenbach rack system and the counter-pressure brake. He was also an engineer and locomotive builder.
Feldbrunnen-St. Niklaus is a municipality in the district of Lebern in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.
Niklaus Manuel Deutsch, of Bern, was a Swiss artist, writer, mercenary and Reformed politician.
St. Niklaus is a village and a municipality in the Mattertal, part of the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
Niklaus Meienberg was a Swiss writer and investigative journalist.
The Kramgasse is one of the principal streets in the Old City of Bern, the medieval city centre of Bern, Switzerland. It was the center of urban life in Bern until the 19th century. Today, it is a popular shopping street. Its length, slight curve and long line of Baroque façades combine to produce Bern's most impressive streetscape.
Joseph Niklaus Bütler, born Josephus Nicolaus Gallus Bütler was a Swiss landscape painter; associated with the Düsseldorfer Malerschule.
Niklaus Pfluger, SSPX, is a Catholic priest and First Assistant of the Traditional Catholic Society of St. Pius X.
Niklaus Brantschen is a Swiss Jesuit, Zen master of the White Plum Sangha line and founder of the Lassalle-Institute within the Lassalle-House in Bad Schönbrunn/Zug, Canton of Zug. He is co-initiator of the Jerusalem-Project.
Johann Niklaus Schneider-Ammann is a Swiss businessman and politician who served as a Member of the Swiss Federal Council from 2010 to 2018. A member of FDP.The Liberals, he was President of the Swiss Confederation in 2016. During his tenure as a Federal Councillor, Schneider-Ammann headed the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research.
Bremgarten Castle is a castle in the municipality of Bremgarten of the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
Niklaus Niggeler was a Swiss politician from the canton of Bern. He was President of the Swiss Council of States (1858/59) and of the National Council (1866).
Niklaus Troxler is a Swiss graphic designer. He was the organizer of the Willisau Jazz Festival from 1975 to 2009.
Ittigen Castle is a historical country house in Ittigen in the Canton of Bern in Switzerland.
Nicklas is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include the following:
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