Lansdown, John
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Name (Latin)
Lansdown, John
Other forms of name
Lansdown, Robert John
Date of birth
1929-01-02
Date of death
1999-02-17
Gender
male
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Sources of Information
- Computers in art, design, and animation, c1989:CIP t.p. (John Lansdown)
- Human motion, ©2016:colophon (John Lansdown; born January 1929; died February 1999; British computer graphics pioneer and polymath; professor emeritus at the Middlesex University Lansdown Centre for Electronic Arts, which was renamed in his honor in 2000; implemented strategy for developing computer-aided architectural design in British universities; one of the co-founders of the Computer Arts Society)
- page 66 (Robert John Lansdown; born January 2, 1929 in Cardiff, Wales; died February 17, 1999 from leukemia; pioneer of computer graphics for entertainment, art, design, and architecture; graduated from the Welsh School of Architecture; practicing architect and planner for 30 years; pioneered the strategy for computer-aided architectural design; most influential member of the Computer Arts Society, 1968-1991; founded and chaired System Simulation, which led innovations in computing for design and entertainment and helped create special effects for film and television, 1977-1988; taught at Middlesex University, 1988-1999 ( (IEEE annals of the history of computing, Vol. 21, No. 3, 1999, Obituaries, viewed June 5, 2026) )
Wikipedia description:
Robert John Lansdown (2 January 1929 – 17 February 1999) was a British computer graphics pioneer, polymath and Professor Emeritus at Middlesex University's Lansdown Centre for Electronic Arts, which was renamed in his honour in 2000.
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