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Seymour Papert

MIT mathematician, computer scientist, and educator (1928–2016)

  • Fame53.5
  • Momentum0.0
  • South Africa rank#247
Source-basedFalling
  • Fame53.5
  • Momentum0.0
  • South Africa rank#247
  • Wikipedia4.1K
Lived 1928–2016, aged 88South Africa
South AfricaSouth AfricaAcademicsAcademic
  • Wikipedia
    37 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Rank in South Africa
    #247
    Academics
  • Era
    1928–2016
    Aged 88
  • Awards
    2
    recognised works
Summary
Updated 2026-06-19

Seymour Aubrey Papert was a South African-born American mathematician, computer scientist, and educator, who spent most of his career teaching and researching at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He was one of the pioneers of artificial intelligence, and of the constructionist movement in education. He was co-inventor, with Wally Feurzeig and Cynthia Solomon, of the Logo programming language.

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53.5
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Historical23.1
Source confidence65.0
Completeness75.0
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