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Gordon Plotkin

Also Known As Gordon David Plotkin · Gordon D. Plotkin
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Gordon David Plotkin (born 9 September 1946) is a theoretical computer scientist in the School of Informatics at the University of Edinburgh. He is probably best known for introducing structural operational semantics and for his work on denotational semantics; his notes on A Structural Approach to Operational Semantics were highly influential, and he has contributed to many other areas of computer science.

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Birth Year
1946 1
Birth Date
1946-09-09 1
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1. Wikipedia: Gordon Plotkin
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    Gordon David Plotkin (born 9 September 1946) is a theoretical computer scientist in the School of Informatics at the University of Edinburgh.
  • Lead sentence, birth date
    Gordon David Plotkin (born 9 September 1946) is a theoretical computer scientist in the School of Informatics at the University of Edinburgh.
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Gordon Plotkin (Wikidata)
  • Wikidata alias: Gordon David Plotkin
    Gordon David Plotkin
  • Wikidata P166: Lovelace Medal
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Lovelace Medal.
  • Wikidata P166: EATCS award
    Wikidata P166 (award received): EATCS award.
  • Wikidata P166: Fellow of the Royal Society
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Fellow of the Royal Society.
  • Wikidata P166: ACM Fellow
    Wikidata P166 (award received): ACM Fellow.
  • Wikidata P166: Programming Languages Achievement Award
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Programming Languages Achievement Award.
  • Wikidata P166: Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
  • Wikidata P166: Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
  • Wikidata P166: Milner Award and Lecture
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Milner Award and Lecture.
  • Wikidata P166: Royal Society Wolfson Fellowship
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Royal Society Wolfson Fellowship.
  • Wikidata alias: Gordon D. Plotkin
    Gordon D. Plotkin
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