Gordon Plotkin

Summary

Gordon Plotkin is a human^[1]. Born in Glasgow^[2], he… he was born on +1946-09-09T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a computer scientist^[4], engineer^[5], and university teacher^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month, #7,279 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Gordon Plotkin was born in Glasgow^[2].
• Gordon Plotkin was born on +1946-09-09T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Gordon Plotkin was born on +1946-01-01T00:00:00Z^[8].
• Gordon Plotkin held citizenship in United Kingdom^[9].
• Gordon Plotkin's professions included computer scientist^[4].
• Gordon Plotkin worked as an engineer^[5].
• Gordon Plotkin's professions included university teacher^[6].
• Gordon Plotkin's field of work was informatics^[10].
• Gordon Plotkin's field of work was artificial intelligence^[11].
• Gordon Plotkin's field of work was semantics^[12].
• Gordon Plotkin's field of work was programming language^[13].
• Gordon Plotkin's field of work was computational biology^[14].
• Gordon Plotkin's field of work was mathematics^[15].
• Gordon Plotkin was employed by University of Edinburgh^[16].
• Gordon Plotkin was educated at University of Edinburgh^[17].
• Gordon Plotkin's doctoral advisor was Rod Burstall^[18].
• Gordon Plotkin received the Fellow of the Royal Society^[19].
• Gordon Plotkin received the Royal Society Wolfson Fellowship^[20].
• Gordon Plotkin received the EATCS award^[21].
• Gordon Plotkin received the Programming Languages Achievement Award^[22].
• Gordon Plotkin received the Milner Award and Lecture^[23].
• Gordon Plotkin received the Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh^[24].
• Gordon Plotkin was a member of Royal Society^[25].
• Gordon Plotkin was a member of Academia Europaea^[26].
• Gordon Plotkin was a member of Royal Society of Edinburgh^[27].

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Origins and Family

Gordon Plotkin's place of birth was Glasgow^[2]. Recorded date of birth include +1946-09-09T00:00:00Z^[3] and +1946-01-01T00:00:00Z^[8].

Education

Gordon Plotkin was educated at University of Edinburgh^[17]. His doctoral advisor was Rod Burstall^[18].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist^[4], engineer^[5], and university teacher^[6]. Fields of work include informatics^[10], an academic major^[28], founded in 1957^[29]; artificial intelligence^[11], a type of technology^[30]; semantics^[12], an academic major^[31]; programming language^[13], a computer science term^[32]; computational biology^[14], an academic discipline^[33]; and mathematics^[15], an academic discipline^[34]. Gordon Plotkin was employed by University of Edinburgh^[16]. Doctoral students include Li Wei^[35], Luca Cardelli^[36], MohammadReza Mousavi^[37], Alex K. Simpson^[38], William Waites^[39], and Philippa Gardner^[40].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Royal Society^[19], a fellowship award^[41], in United Kingdom^[42]; Royal Society Wolfson Fellowship^[20], a science award^[43], in United Kingdom^[44]; EATCS award^[21], a science award^[45], founded in 2000^[46]; Programming Languages Achievement Award^[22], a science award^[47]; Milner Award and Lecture^[23], a science award^[48]; and Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh^[24], a fellowship award^[49], in United Kingdom^[50].

Why It Matters

Gordon Plotkin ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month, #7,279 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[51] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[52]

His notable doctoral advisees include Luca Cardelli^[53], a computer scientist^[54], b. 1954^[55], of Italy^[56], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society^[57]; Eugenio Moggi^[58], a computer scientist^[59], of Italy^[60]; Li Wei^[61], a computer scientist^[62], 1943–2026^[63], of People's Republic of China^[64]; Philippa Gardner^[65], a computer scientist^[66], b. 1965^[67], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering^[68]; William Waites^[69], a computer scientist^[70]; and David Pym^[71], a computer scientist^[72].

FAQs

Where was Gordon Plotkin born?

Gordon Plotkin's place of birth was Glasgow^[2].

What did Gordon Plotkin do for work?

Gordon Plotkin worked as computer scientist^[4], engineer^[5], and university teacher^[6].

Where did Gordon Plotkin go to school?

Gordon Plotkin was educated at University of Edinburgh^[17].

What awards did Gordon Plotkin receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society^[19], Royal Society Wolfson Fellowship^[20], EATCS award^[21], and Programming Languages Achievement Award^[22].