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Steve Simpson (other)
Steve or Stephen Simpson may refer to: * Steve Simpson (mathematician) (born 1945), American logician * Steve Simpson (baseball) (1948–1989), Major League Baseball pitcher * Steve Simpson (wrestler) (born 1963), former wrestler in South Africa and the United States * Steve Simpson (rugby league) (born 1979), Australian rugby league player * Stephen Simpson (born 1984), South African racing driver * Stephen Simpson (writer) (1789–1854), American author * Stephen Simpson (doctor) (1793–1869), Australian pioneer * Stephen Simpson (professor) Stephen James Simpson (born 26 June 1957) is the executive director of Obesity Australia and the academic director of the Charles Perkins Centre. Born in Australia, he graduated with a BSc from the University of Queensland in 1978, and com ... (born 1957), Australian academic at the University of Sydney See also * Steven Lewis Simpson, independent film and documentary filmmaker {{hndis, name=Simpson, Steve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Simpson (mathematician)
Stephen George Simpson is an American mathematician whose research concerns the foundations of mathematics, including work in mathematical logic, recursion theory, and Ramsey theory. He is known for his extensive development of the field of reverse mathematics founded by Harvey Friedman, in which the goal is to determine which axioms are needed to prove certain mathematical theorems. He has also argued for the benefits of finitistic mathematical systems, such as primitive recursive arithmetic, which do not include actual infinity. A conference in honor of Simpson's 70th birthday was organized in May 2016. Education Simpson graduated in 1966 from Lehigh University with a B.A. (summa cum laude) and M.A. in mathematics. He earned a Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1971, with a dissertation entitled ''Admissible Ordinals and Recursion Theory'' and supervised by Gerald Sacks. Career After short-term positions at Yale University, the University of California, Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Simpson (baseball)
Steven Edward Simpson (August 30, 1948 – November 2, 1989) was an American professional baseball player whose career extended from 1970 through 1974. Born in St. Joseph, Missouri, He was a , right-handed pitcher who appeared in nine Major league games, all in relief, for the San Diego Padres in . In 11⅓ innings pitched, he allowed five earned runs, ten hits and eight bases on balls, with nine strikeouts. He dropped both of his big league decisions, on September 18, 1972, against the Los Angeles Dodgers and on September 29 against the Houston Astros The Houston Astros are an American professional baseball team based in Houston, Texas. The Astros compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division, having moved to the division in 2013 after .... Simpson died of a heart attack at age 41 in 1989 in Omaha, Nebraska. External links 1948 births 1989 deaths Alexandria Aces players Baseball players from Miss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Simpson (wrestler)
Stephan Simpson (born 3 December 1963) is a South African former professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Steve Simpson. Professional wrestling career Simpson is the son of wrestler Sammy Cohen. Sammy Cohen was the stage name for father Alec Simpson. Steve started wrestling in 1984 and achieved his first amount of stardom in the National Wrestling Alliance's Pacific Northwest territory. He was half of the S&S Express with Joe Savoldi and they captured the Tag Team Titles there. Steve Simpson also worked for the World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico. In 1986, Steve went to World Class Championship Wrestling where he became an ally of the Von Erich family in their war with the Fabulous Freebirds. He was joined by his brother, Shaun Simpson, in 1987 and they formed a tag team that won the Tag Team titles. Their biggest feud was against John Tatum and Jack Victory. They also had a brother Stuart who briefly wrestled in WCCW with them. They left WCCW in late 1989 to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Simpson (rugby League)
Steve Simpson (born 27 September 1979) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s. A New South Wales State of Origin and Australia international representative , he could also play or and played his entire club career for the Newcastle Knights, with whom he won the 2001 NRL Premiership. Background Simpson was born in Maitland, New South Wales, Australia. Career Simpson played for the Newcastle Knights at second-row forward in their 2001 NRL Grand Final victory over the Parramatta Eels. Having won the 2001 NRL Premiership, the Knights travelled to England to play the 2002 World Club Challenge against Super League champions, the Bradford Bulls. Simpson played at second-row forward in Newcastle's loss. He was first selected to represent New South Wales as a second-rower for all three games of the 2002 State of Origin series. Simpson made his test debut in Australia's 64–10 victory over Great Britain in July 2002. At the end of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Simpson
Stephen Simpson (born 8 January 1984) is a South African-American professional racing driver currently competing in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and previously in the A1 Grand Prix, Champ Car Atlantic Championship and the Indy Pro Series, among others. Biography Simpson was born on 8 January 1984 in Poole, Dorset, England and he moved to South Africa with his family when he was 10 months old. He studied at the South African College High School and graduated in 2002. He moved to the US in pursuit of his motor sport career in 2006 and became a naturalized US citizen in 2018. Early career Simpson began karting at the age of 8 and won several regional and national karting titles in South Africa. In 2000 Simpson became the youngest ever driver to win the South African Formula Ford Championship, at the age of 16. In 2001 Simpson left his native South Africa to compete in the Slick 50 Formula Ford Zetec Championship in the UK. Despite poor funding the youngster was hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Simpson (writer)
Stephen Simpson (July 24, 1789 – August 17, 1854) was born in Philadelphia, the son of George Simpson, a prominent Philadelphia banker. During the War of 1812 he fought in the Battle of New Orleans under General Andrew Jackson. Through his father's connections Stephen became a cashier at the First Bank of the United States where he soon resigned and went to work at Stephen Girard's bank. Soon after he worked as a writer for a local newspaper where he wrote a series of editorials publicly attacking the First Bank of the United States. He later co-founded the ''Columbian Observer'' where he continued his public attacks on this bank. Simpson later preferred writing over political pursuits and is also noted for his other works which include a dual biography of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson and another biography critical of prominent Philadelphia banker Girard. Simpson, 1859, pp. 893–895 Simpson's social and political philosophy embraced both conservative and radic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Simpson (doctor)
Stephen Simpson (1793–1869) was a doctor and civil servant in Queensland, Australia. He was a founding Member of the Queensland Legislative Council. Early life Stephen Simpson was born on 29 July 1793 in Wolston, Warwickshire, England, the son of Thomas Simpson and his wife Anne (née Bank). From 1813 to 1817 he was a soldier with the 4th Light Dragoons. After that he studied medicine in Edinburgh. He became interested in homeopathy. Queensland years Simpson immigrated to Queensland, arriving first in Sydney on the ''Wilmot'' and then arriving in Moreton Bay in July 1840. Stephen Simpson was appointed Commissioner for Crown Lands for the Moreton Bay District in 1842 when the area was first opened up for free settlement following the closure of the penal colony. He was a doctor of medicine, a Justice of the Peace, a police magistrate and a founding Member of the Queensland Legislative Council following separation from New South Wales. Simpson established a Border Police Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Simpson (professor)
Stephen James Simpson (born 26 June 1957) is the executive director of Obesity Australia and the academic director of the Charles Perkins Centre. Born in Australia, he graduated with a BSc from the University of Queensland in 1978, and completed his PhD at King's College London in 1982 on locust feeding physiology. He spent 22 years in Oxford, in Experimental Psychology, the Department of Zoology, and the University Museum of Natural History, before returning to Australia in 2005, in the School of Biological Sciences at Sydney University. Awards and honors Simpson was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science in 2007. In 2009, he was awarded an Australian Laureate Fellowship. He was awarded the Wigglesworth Medal of the Royal Entomological Society in 2011 and was made a Companion of the Order of Australia in 2015. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 2013 and of the Royal Society of New South Wales in 2015. Simpson was awarded the Macfarlane Burn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
