Simon Colton

British computer scientist
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Simon Colton

Summary

Simon Colton is a human[1]. He was born on +1973-01-01T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a computer scientist[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Simon Colton was born on +1973-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Simon Colton held citizenship in United Kingdom[5].
  • English was Simon Colton's native language[6].
  • Simon Colton's professions included computer scientist[3].
  • Among Simon Colton's employers was Imperial College London[7].
  • Simon Colton was employed by Goldsmiths, University of London[8].
  • Among Simon Colton's employers was Falmouth University[9].
  • Simon Colton was employed by Queen Mary University of London[10].
  • Simon Colton's education included a stint at University of Edinburgh[11].
  • Simon Colton's education included a stint at Durham University[12].
  • Simon Colton was educated at University of Liverpool[13].
  • Simon Colton's doctoral advisor was Alan Bundy[14].
  • Simon Colton is recorded as male[15].
  • Simon Colton's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Simon Colton supervised John William Charnley as a doctoral student[17].
  • Simon Colton supervised Alison Pease as a doctoral student[18].
  • Simon Colton supervised Ramin Ramezani as a doctoral student[19].
  • Simon Colton supervised Michael Cook as a doctoral student[20].
  • Simon Colton's ISNI is recorded as 000000003907020X[21].
  • Simon Colton's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 61831468[22].
  • Simon Colton's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2002011669[23].
  • Simon Colton's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 15033735s[24].
  • Simon Colton's IdRef ID is recorded as 263491161[25].
  • Simon Colton's ORCID iD is recorded as 0000-0002-4887-6947[26].
  • Simon Colton's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 102670[27].

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Origins and Family

Simon Colton was born on +1973-01-01T00:00:00Z[2]. English was his native language[6].

Education

Educated at University of Edinburgh[11], a public university[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1583[30], headquartered in Edinburgh[31]; Durham University[12], a collegiate university[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1832[34], headquartered in Durham[35]; and University of Liverpool[13], a public university[36], in United Kingdom[37], founded in 1903[38], headquartered in Liverpool[39]. Simon Colton's doctoral advisor was Alan Bundy[14].

Career and Affiliations

Simon Colton worked as a computer scientist[3]. Employers include Imperial College London[7], a public research university[40], in United Kingdom[41], founded in 1907[42], headquartered in South Kensington Campus, Imperial College London[43]; Goldsmiths, University of London[8], a public research university[44], in United Kingdom[45], founded in 1891[46], headquartered in London[47]; Falmouth University[9], a university[48], in United Kingdom[49], founded in 1902[50]; and Queen Mary University of London[10], a public research university[51], in United Kingdom[52], founded in 1882[53], headquartered in London[54]. Doctoral students include John William Charnley[17]; Alison Pease[18], a researcher[55]; Ramin Ramezani[19]; and Michael Cook[20].

Why It Matters

Simon Colton ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[4]

FAQs

What did Simon Colton do for work?

Simon Colton worked as computer scientist[3].

Where did Simon Colton go to school?

Simon Colton was educated at University of Edinburgh[11], Durham University[12], and University of Liverpool[13].

References

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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