Ron Morrison
{{Short description|British computer scientist}}
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| birth_place = United Kingdom
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| citizenship = United Kingdom
| fields = Computer science
| workplaces = University of St. Andrews
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| education = University of St. Andrews (Ph.D., 1979)
| thesis_title = On the Development of ALGOL
| thesis_url = https://research-repository.st-andrews.ac.uk/handle/10023/13385
| thesis_year = 1979
| doctoral_advisor = Alfred John Cole
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| known_for = Programming languages:
S-algol, PS-algol, Napier88; local athletics
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| awards = British Athletics Endurance Official of the Year
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Ron Morrison was the head of School of the computer science department of the University of St. Andrews where he worked on programming languages, inventing S-algol, and coinventing PS-algol and Napier88. He had graduated from St. Andrews with a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in 1979. He is also heavily involved with local athletics, coaching the University Cross-Country team, and young, up and coming local athletes.{{cite web |title=Athletes Coached by Ron Morrison |website=Power of 10 |publisher=British Athletics |access-date=10 November 2019 |url=https://www.thepowerof10.info/athletes/profile.aspx?athleteid=54996}} He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh,{{cite web |title=Professor Ronald Morrison FRSE, elected 2001 |url=https://www.rse.org.uk/fellow/ronald-morrison/ |website=Royal Society of Edinburgh |access-date=10 November 2019}} and the current President of Scottish Athletics.{{cite web |title=AGM elects Ron Morrison as our new President |url=https://www.scottishathletics.org.uk/agm-elects-ron-morrison-as-our-new-president/ |website=Scottish Athletics |access-date=10 November 2019}}
He retired from St. Andrews in January 2008.{{cite web |url=http://www.cs.st-andrews.ac.uk/?q=node/41#2008012502 |title=Retirement of Professor Ron Morrison: Reception |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080306072738/http://www.cs.st-andrews.ac.uk/?q=node%2F41 |archive-date=6 March 2008}}
Selected publications
- {{cite thesis|last=Morrison|first=Ron|date=December 1979|title=On the Development of Algol|type=PhD|url=http://archive.cs.st-andrews.ac.uk/papers/download/Mor79b.pdf|publisher=University of St Andrews|location=Fife}}
- {{citation|last=Morrison|first=Ron|year=1979|url=http://archive.cs.st-andrews.ac.uk/papers/download/Mor79b.pdf|title=S-algol Reference Manual|type=tech report CS/79/1|institution=University of St Andrews|location=Fife}}
- {{citation|last1=Davie|first1=A.J.T.|last2=Morrison|first2=R.|year=1981|title=Recursive Descent Compiling|publisher=Ellis-Horwood|isbn=0-470-27270-8}}
- {{cite book|last1=Cole|first1=A.J.|last2=Morrison|first2=R.|date=28 January 1983|title=An introduction to programming with S-algol|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-0521250016}}
- {{cite journal|last1=Atkinson|first1=M.P.|last2=Bailey|first2=P.J.|last3=Chisholm|first3=K.J.|last4=Cockshott|first4=W.P.|last5=Morrison|first5=R.|title=PS-algol: A Language for Persistent Programming|journal=Proceedings of the 10th Australian National Computer Conference|location=Melbourne, Australia|year=1983|pages=70–79|url=http://archive.cs.st-andrews.ac.uk/papers/download/ABC+83b.pdf}}
- {{cite book|last1=Morrison|first1=R.|last2=Connor|first2=R.C.H.|last3=Cutts|first3=Q.I.|last4=Kirby|first4=G.N.C.|last5=Munro|first5=D.S.|last6=Atkinson|first6=M.P.|editor1-last=Atkinson|editor1-first=M.P.|editor2-last=Welland|editor2-first=R.|year=1999|url=http://archive.cs.st-andrews.ac.uk/papers/download/MCK+99.pdf|contribution=The Napier88 Persistent Programming Language and Environment|title=Fully Integrated Data Environments|pages=98–154|publisher=Springer|isbn=3-540-65772-X}}
Coaching and officiating
Morrison has coached many athletes, including Andrew Lemoncello{{cite web |title=Ron Morrison remains a proud coach of his top Fifers |url=https://www.fifetoday.co.uk/sport/other-sport/ron-morrison-remains-a-proud-coach-of-his-top-fifers-1-4910478 |website=Fife Today |publisher=JPIMedia Publishing |access-date=10 November 2019}} and Derek Rae.{{cite web |title=PBs for Kirkcaldy athlete Derek Rae alongside world's best |url=https://www.scotsman.com/sport/other-sport/pbs-for-kirkcaldy-athlete-derek-rae-alongside-world-s-best-1-4941070 |website=scotsman.com |publisher=The Scotsman |access-date=10 November 2019}} He received the Endurance Official of the Year award at British Athletics 16th annual Officials Conference in April 2019.{{cite web |title=Unsung Heroes of Athletics' Celebrated at 16th Annual Officials Conference |url=https://www.uka.org.uk/media/news/2019-news-page/april-2019/09-04-19-officials-conference-2019/ |website=uka.org.uk |publisher=United Kingdom Athletics |access-date=10 November 2019}}{{cite web |title=Scottish Officials land top awards from UK Athletics |url=https://www.scottishathletics.org.uk/scots-officials-land-awards-uk-athletics/ |website=Scottish Athletics |access-date=10 November 2019}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|ron.host.cs.st-andrews.ac.uk}}, St. Andrews
- [http://www.paecon.net/PAEReview/issue39/Morrison39.htm Keynes Without Debt]
- [https://www.scottishathletics.org.uk/staff/ron_morrison/ Scottish Athletics staff page]
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