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Alan Turing

English computer scientist (1912–1954)

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Alan Mathison Turing was an English mathematician and logician widely regarded as the father of theoretical computer science. He formalised the concepts of algorithm and computation with the Turing machine, a model of a general-purpose computer, and his contributions to cryptanalysis helped the Allies of World War II decipher messages encrypted by the German Enigma machine. He also contributed the Turing test to philosophy of artificial intelligence and the Turing pattern concept to mathematical and theoretical biology.

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Born
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Place of birth
Maida Vale wd
Died
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Place of death
Wilmslow wd
Citizenship
United Kingdom wd
Occupation
computer scientist, mathematician, university teacher, cryptographer, logician, statistician wd
Education
Hazlehurst Community Primary School, Sherborne School, King's College, Princeton University wd
Official website
turingarchive.org wd

Awards wd

  • Fellow of the Royal Society (1951)
  • Officer of the Order of the British Empire (1946)
  • Smith's Prize (1936)

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Questions

When was Alan Turing born?
Alan Turing was born on 23 June 1912 in Maida Vale.
Where did Alan Turing study?
Alan Turing was educated at Hazlehurst Community Primary School, Sherborne School, King's College, Princeton University.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Alan Turing · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q7251 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Alan turing header.jpg by Elliott & Fry (Public domain)

Last updated · facts checked 5 November 2026

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