Tony Hoare

Summary

Tony Hoare is a human^[1]. He was born in Colombo^[2]. He died in Cambridge^[3]. He worked as a computer scientist^[4], engineer^[5], programmer^[6], writer^[7], and university teacher^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (372 views/month, #6,997 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Tony Hoare was born in Colombo^[2].
• Tony Hoare passed away in Cambridge^[3].
• Tony Hoare's father was Henry Samuel Malortie Hoare^[10].
• Tony Hoare's mother was Marjorie Francis Villiers^[11].
• Tony Hoare was married to Jill Pym^[12].
• Tony Hoare held citizenship in United Kingdom^[13].
• Tony Hoare's professions included computer scientist^[4].
• Tony Hoare's professions included engineer^[5].
• Tony Hoare's professions included programmer^[6].
• Tony Hoare worked as a writer^[7].
• Tony Hoare's professions included university teacher^[8].
• Tony Hoare's field of work was informatics^[14].
• Tony Hoare's field of work was computer science^[15].
• Among Tony Hoare's employers was Microsoft^[16].
• Tony Hoare was employed by University of Oxford^[17].
• Among Tony Hoare's employers was Queen's University Belfast^[18].
• Tony Hoare's education included a stint at Lomonosov Moscow State University^[19].
• Tony Hoare was educated at Merton College^[20].
• Tony Hoare's education included a stint at University of Oxford^[21].
• Tony Hoare's education included a stint at Dragon School^[22].
• Tony Hoare's education included a stint at The King's School Canterbury^[23].
• Tony Hoare's doctoral advisor was Leslie Fox^[24].
• Tony Hoare's doctoral advisor was Andrey Kolmogorov^[25].
• Tony Hoare received the Fellow of the Royal Society^[26].
• Tony Hoare received the Turing Award^[27].

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Origins and Family

Tony Hoare's place of birth was Colombo^[2]. His father was Henry Samuel Malortie Hoare^[10]. His mother was Marjorie Francis Villiers^[11].

Education

Educated at Lomonosov Moscow State University^[19], a public university^[28], in Russia^[29], founded in 1755^[30], headquartered in Moscow^[31]; Merton College^[20], a college of the University of Oxford^[32], in United Kingdom^[33], founded in 1264^[34], headquartered in Oxford^[35]; University of Oxford^[21], a collegiate university^[36], in United Kingdom^[37], founded in 1096^[38], headquartered in Oxford^[39]; Dragon School^[22], an independent school^[40], in United Kingdom^[41], founded in 1877^[42], headquartered in Oxford^[43]; and The King's School Canterbury^[23], a boarding school^[44], in United Kingdom^[45], founded in 0597^[46]. Doctoral advisors include Leslie Fox^[24] and Andrey Kolmogorov^[25].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist^[4], engineer^[5], programmer^[6], writer^[7], and university teacher^[8]. Fields of work include informatics^[14], an academic major^[47], founded in 1957^[48] and computer science^[15], an academic discipline^[49]. Employers include Microsoft^[16], a software company^[50], in United States^[51], founded in 1975^[52], headquartered in Redmond^[53]; University of Oxford^[17], a collegiate university^[54], in United Kingdom^[55], founded in 1096^[56], headquartered in Oxford^[57]; and Queen's University Belfast^[18], a public research university^[58], in United Kingdom^[59], founded in 1845^[60]. Doctoral students include Bill Roscoe^[61], Cliff Jones^[62], Augusto Sampaio^[63], William James Stewart^[64], Stephen D. Brookes^[65], and David Andrew Naumann^[66].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Royal Society^[26], a fellowship award^[67], in United Kingdom^[68]; Turing Award^[27], a science award^[69], in United States^[70], founded in 1966^[71]; IEEE John von Neumann Medal^[72], a science award^[73], founded in 1992^[74]; Faraday Medal^[75], an award^[76], in United Kingdom^[77], founded in 1922^[78]; Friedrich L. Bauer Prize^[79], a science award^[80], in Germany^[81], founded in 1992^[82]; and Computer History Museum Fellow^[83].

Personal Life

Tony Hoare was married to Jill Pym^[12].

Death and Burial

Tony Hoare died in Cambridge^[3].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Tony Hoare include Hoare logic^[84].

Why It Matters

Tony Hoare ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (372 views/month, #6,997 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[85] He is known by 74 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[86]

He has been cited as an influence by Jim Woodcock^[87], a computer scientist^[88], b. 1956^[89], of United Kingdom^[90], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering^[91]; Paritosh Pandya^[92], a computer scientist^[93], of India^[94]; Dines Bjørner^[95], a computer scientist^[96], b. 1937^[97], of Kingdom of Denmark^[98], awarded the ACM Fellow^[99], specialised in computer science^[100]; He Jifeng^[101], a computer scientist^[102], b. 1943^[103], of People's Republic of China^[104]; and Anders P. Ravn^[105], a programmer^[106], 1947–2019^[107], of Kingdom of Denmark^[108], specialised in computer science^[109].

He is credited with the discovery of quicksort^[110], a comparison sort^[111]; quickselect^[112], a selection algorithm^[113]; and communicating sequential processes^[114], a formal language^[115]. Entities named for him include Hoare logic^[84].

His notable doctoral advisees include Bill Roscoe^[116], Cliff Jones^[117], Augusto Sampaio^[118], John Elder^[119], and Stephen Brookes^[120].

FAQs

Where was Tony Hoare born?

Born in Colombo^[2], Tony Hoare…

Where did Tony Hoare die?

Tony Hoare died in Cambridge^[3].

Who were Tony Hoare's parents?

Tony Hoare's father was Henry Samuel Malortie Hoare^[10]. Tony Hoare's mother was Marjorie Francis Villiers^[11].

Who was Tony Hoare married to?

Tony Hoare's spouses include Jill Pym^[12].

What did Tony Hoare do for work?

Tony Hoare worked as computer scientist^[4], engineer^[5], programmer^[6], writer^[7], and university teacher^[8].

Where did Tony Hoare go to school?

Tony Hoare was educated at Lomonosov Moscow State University^[19], Merton College^[20], University of Oxford^[21], and Dragon School^[22].

What awards did Tony Hoare receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society^[26], Turing Award^[27], IEEE John von Neumann Medal^[72], and Faraday Medal^[75].

Who did Tony Hoare influence?

Tony Hoare has been cited as an influence by Jim Woodcock^[87], Paritosh Pandya^[92], Dines Bjørner^[95], and He Jifeng^[101].

What did Tony Hoare discover?

Tony Hoare is credited as discoverer of quicksort^[110], quickselect^[112], and communicating sequential processes^[114].