Anecdote time: with regard to the pronunciation of his name, Wirth is fond of saying that some people call him by reference, others by value...
Whereas Europeans generally pronounce his name the right way ('Nick-louse Veert'), Americans invariably mangle it into 'Nickel's Worth.' This is to say that Europeans call him by name, but Americans call him by value. [1]
[1] https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Niklaus_Wirth#Quotes_about_Nik...