Simon Peyton Jones

Summary

Simon Peyton Jones is a human^[1]. Born in South Africa^[2], he… he was born on January 18, 1958^[3]. He worked as a computer scientist^[4]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (289 views/month, #7,245 of 1,000,298).^[5]

Key Facts

• Simon Peyton Jones's place of birth was South Africa^[2].
• Simon Peyton Jones was born on January 18, 1958^[3].
• Simon Peyton Jones held citizenship in United Kingdom^[6].
• Simon Peyton Jones worked as a computer scientist^[4].
• Simon Peyton Jones was employed by University College London^[7].
• Among Simon Peyton Jones's employers was University of Glasgow^[8].
• Simon Peyton Jones was employed by Epic Games^[9].
• Simon Peyton Jones was educated at Trinity College^[10].
• Simon Peyton Jones's education included a stint at University of Cambridge^[11].
• Simon Peyton Jones received the Programming Languages Achievement Award^[12].
• Simon Peyton Jones received the SIGPLAN Distinguished Service Award^[13].
• Simon Peyton Jones received the ACM Fellow^[14].
• Simon Peyton Jones received the Distinguished Fellow of the British Computer Society^[15].
• Simon Peyton Jones received the Programming Languages Software Award^[16].
• Simon Peyton Jones received the Fellow of the Royal Society^[17].
• Simon Peyton Jones was a member of Academia Europaea^[18].
• Simon Peyton Jones was a member of Association for Computing Machinery^[19].
• Simon Peyton Jones was a member of Royal Society^[20].
• Simon Peyton Jones was a member of UK Computing Research Committee^[21].
• Simon Peyton Jones was a member of British Computer Society^[22].
• Simon Peyton Jones is recorded as male^[23].
• Simon Peyton Jones's instance of is recorded as human^[24].
• Simon Peyton Jones supervised Andrew Gill as a doctoral student^[25].
• Simon Peyton Jones's Commons category is recorded as Simon Peyton Jones^[26].
• Simon Peyton Jones's family name is recorded as Peyton-Jones^[27].

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Origins and Family

Simon Peyton Jones was born in South Africa^[2]. He was born on January 18, 1958^[3].

Education

Educated at Trinity College^[10], a college of the University of Cambridge^[28], in United Kingdom^[29], founded in 1546^[30], headquartered in Cambridge^[31] and University of Cambridge^[11], a collegiate university^[32], in United Kingdom^[33], founded in 1209^[34], headquartered in Cambridge^[35].

Career and Affiliations

Simon Peyton Jones worked as a computer scientist^[4]. Employers include University College London^[7], a university college^[36], in United Kingdom^[37], founded in 1826^[38], headquartered in UCL Main Building^[39]; University of Glasgow^[8], a public research university^[40], in United Kingdom^[41], founded in 1451^[42], headquartered in Glasgow^[43]; and Epic Games^[9], a video game developer^[44], in United States^[45], founded in 1991^[46], headquartered in Cary^[47]. He supervised Andrew Gill as a doctoral student^[25].

Recognition

Awards received include Programming Languages Achievement Award^[12], a science award^[48]; SIGPLAN Distinguished Service Award^[13], an award^[49]; ACM Fellow^[14], a fellowship award^[50]; Distinguished Fellow of the British Computer Society^[15], a fellowship award^[51], in United Kingdom^[52]; Programming Languages Software Award^[16], an award^[53]; and Fellow of the Royal Society^[17], a fellowship award^[54], in United Kingdom^[55].

Why It Matters

Simon Peyton Jones ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (289 views/month, #7,245 of 1,000,298).^[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[56] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[57]

FAQs

Where was Simon Peyton Jones born?

Simon Peyton Jones's place of birth was South Africa^[2].

What did Simon Peyton Jones do for work?

Simon Peyton Jones worked as computer scientist^[4].

Where did Simon Peyton Jones go to school?

Simon Peyton Jones was educated at Trinity College^[10] and University of Cambridge^[11].

What awards did Simon Peyton Jones receive?

Honors received include Programming Languages Achievement Award^[12], SIGPLAN Distinguished Service Award^[13], ACM Fellow^[14], and Distinguished Fellow of the British Computer Society^[15].