Seymour Papert, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Seymour Papert

MIT mathematician, computer scientist, and educator

Date of Birth: 29-Feb-1928

Place of Birth: Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

Date of Death: 31-Jul-2016

Profession: computer scientist, mathematician, psychologist, educator, university teacher, artificial intelligence researcher

Nationality: United States, South Africa

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Seymour Aubrey Papert (; February 29, 1928 – July 31, 2016) was a South African-born American mathematician, computer scientist, and educator, who spent most of his career teaching and researching at MIT.
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.