J. Roger Hindley
| J. Roger Hindley | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1939 |
| Fields | Logic, Type theory |
| Institutions | Swansea University |
| Alma mater | Queen's University Belfast |
| Doctoral advisor | Ronald Harrop |
| Known for | Hindley–Milner type inference algorithm |
J. Roger Hindley is a prominent British logician best known for the Hindley–Milner type inference algorithm. Since 1998, he has been an Honorary Research Fellow at Swansea University.
Hindley graduated in 1960 from Queen's University Belfast, remaining to earn a M.Sc. in 1961.
He went on to receive a Ph.D. in 1964 from University of Newcastle upon Tyne, where his thesis supervisor was Ronald Harrop. Later, he returned to Queen's University for a D.Sc. in 1991.
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