Charles Simonyi
born 1948
9 documented presences
8 places
Quo Fuit places 9 dated presences for Charles Simonyi across 8 places, from 1968 to 2006. Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Charles Simonyi (born September 10, 1948) is a Hungarian-American software architect, businessman, and space tourist.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
Where Charles Simonyi was documented, and when
1968 to 1972period
Denmarkattested
“He subsequently moved from Denmark to the United States in 1968 to attend the University of California, Berkeley, where he earned his BS in Engineering Mathematics & Statistics in 1972 under Butler Lampson.”
source: Wikipedia: Charles Simonyi
1968 to 1972period
United Statesattested
“He subsequently moved from Denmark to the United States in 1968 to attend the University of California, Berkeley, where he earned his BS in Engineering Mathematics & Statistics in 1972 under Butler Lampson.”
source: Wikipedia: Charles Simonyi
1997 to 2005period
Institute for Advanced Studyattested
“Roberts 1997-2002 * In 2005, as part of $25 million donation, a Simonyi Professorship of Mathematical Physics at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, held by Edward Witten 2005–present.”
source: Wikipedia: Charles Simonyi
1997 to 2005period
Princeton, New Jerseyattested
“Roberts 1997-2002 * In 2005, as part of $25 million donation, a Simonyi Professorship of Mathematical Physics at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, held by Edward Witten 2005–present.”
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1997 to 2005period
Princetonattested
“Roberts 1997-2002 * In 2005, as part of $25 million donation, a Simonyi Professorship of Mathematical Physics at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, held by Edward Witten 2005–present.”
source: Wikipedia: Charles Simonyi
1998year
Princetonattested
“Since 1998 Simonyi has served as member of the Board of Trustees of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton and was its Chairman in 2008.”
source: Wikipedia: Charles Simonyi
2002year
Microsoftattested
“In a 2002 news item, The Age noted that Simonyi introduced the concept of metaprogramming at Microsoft, turning it into what people sometimes referred to as a software factory, but the metaprogramming concept "did not work out in practic…”
source: Wikipedia: Charles Simonyi
2003year
Seattleattested
“In 2003 he founded the Charles and Lisa Simonyi Fund for Arts and Sciences, a nonprofit organization based in Seattle.”
source: Wikipedia: Charles Simonyi
2006year
Hungaryattested
“In 2006 he said that when he was young his dream was, "to get out of Hungary, go to the West and be free." At the age of 17, Simonyi left Hungary on a short-term visa but did not return.”
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Places Charles Simonyi is documented in
Princeton2 presences · 1997 to 1998Denmark1 presence · 1968Hungary1 presence · 2006Institute for Advanced Study1 presence · 1997Princeton, New Jersey1 presence · 1997Seattle1 presence · 2003United States1 presence · 1968
Microsoft1 presence · 2002
Other places tied to Charles Simonyi in the record
In each of these, a source puts Charles Simonyi and the place in the same dated sentence without stating that Charles Simonyi was there. They are kept apart from the timeline above for exactly that reason: a mention is not a presence, and Quo Fuit does not quietly promote one into the other.
1977year
Stanford Universitymentioned
“During this time he received his PhD in computer science from Stanford University in 1977 with a dissertation on a software project management technique he called meta-programming.”
source: Wikipedia: Charles Simonyi
1981year
Microsoftmentioned
“In 1981, at Metcalfe's suggestion, he visited Bill Gates at Microsoft who suggested Simonyi start an applications group at Microsoft with the first application being a WYSIWYG word processor.”
source: Wikipedia: Charles Simonyi
1995year
Stanford Universitymentioned
“He has funded the establishment of three professorships: * In 1995, the Simonyi Professorship of the Public Understanding of Science at Oxford University, first held by Richard Dawkins (1995-2008), currently by Marcus du Sautoy * A Simon…”
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1995year
Oxford Universitymentioned
“He has funded the establishment of three professorships: * In 1995, the Simonyi Professorship of the Public Understanding of Science at Oxford University, first held by Richard Dawkins (1995-2008), currently by Marcus du Sautoy * A Simon…”
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September 2006month
Star City, Russiamentioned
“He started training at Star City in September 2006.”
source: Wikipedia: Charles Simonyi
30 March 2009exact date
Hungarymentioned
“On March 30, 2009 he held a phone conversation with students at The Girls' Middle School in Mountain View, California, United States in which he said that one of the most surprising things about traveling to space was that upon returning…”
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30 March 2009exact date
The Girls' Middle Schoolmentioned
“On March 30, 2009 he held a phone conversation with students at The Girls' Middle School in Mountain View, California, United States in which he said that one of the most surprising things about traveling to space was that upon returning…”
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30 March 2009exact date
Mountain View, Californiamentioned
“On March 30, 2009 he held a phone conversation with students at The Girls' Middle School in Mountain View, California, United States in which he said that one of the most surprising things about traveling to space was that upon returning…”
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8 April 2009exact date
Kazakhstanmentioned
“Along with Soyuz Commander Yuri Lonchakov and Michael Fincke, Simonyi landed in Kazakhstan on April 8, 2009.”
source: Wikipedia: Charles Simonyi
2023year
Cayman Islandsmentioned
“As of 2023, he owns a 295-foot (90 m) yacht named NORN, designed by Espen Oeino and registered in the Cayman Islands.”
source: Wikipedia: Charles Simonyi
Documented at the same place, the same year
Carl Gustav HempelPrinceton, New Jersey · 1997Roman PolanskiAmerica · 1968Dick CheneyAmerica · 1968André MalrauxAmerica · 1968George AkerlofAmerica · 1968Carlos Salinas de GortariAmerica · 1968Nicholas RayAmerica · 1968Bronislava NijinskaAmerica · 1968
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