▁October ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 4 9 ) ▁is ▁a ▁German ▁computer ▁scient ist . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Weg ner ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁We ins berg ▁near ▁Heil br onn , ▁Germany , ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 . ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁ ▁Will ist on ▁Academy ▁in ▁E as th am pton , ▁Mass . ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁and ▁from ▁The odor - He uss - G ymnasium ▁ ▁in ▁Heil br onn ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁From ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁he ▁studied ▁industrial ▁engineering ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Kar ls ru he ▁ ▁finishing ▁with ▁an ▁M BA ▁to ▁be ▁followed ▁by ▁two ▁years ▁as ▁a ▁visit ing ▁Ph . D . ▁student ▁at ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁ ▁Computer ▁Science ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁British ▁Columbia ▁in ▁V ancouver , ▁B . C ., ▁Canada . ▁His ▁th esis ▁titled ▁ ▁„ Anal ysis ▁of ▁two - level ▁gr amm ars “ ▁was ▁submitted ▁and ▁def ended ▁in ▁Kar ls ru he ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁with ▁Hermann ▁Ma urer ▁and ▁ ▁Thomas ▁Ott mann ▁being ▁the ▁ref ere es . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁he ▁received ▁the ▁ven ia ▁legend i ▁in ▁applied ▁computer ▁science ▁ ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Kar ls ru he ▁with ▁an ▁inaug ural ▁dis sert ation ▁( H abil itations schrift ) ▁on ▁Quick sort ▁variants ▁for ▁mult is ets . ▁Ex amin ers