Background
Simmons, Robert Francis was born on May 14, 1925 in Quincy, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Timothy Francis and Jacqueline (Eaton) Simmons.
Computer science and psychology educator
Simmons, Robert Francis was born on May 14, 1925 in Quincy, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Timothy Francis and Jacqueline (Eaton) Simmons.
Bachelor of Arts, University Southern California, 1959; Master of Arts, University Southern California, 1950; Doctor of Philosophy, University Southern California, 1954.
Behavioral scientist, Rand Corporation, Santa Monica, California, 1956-1958; senior research scientist, Systems Development Corporation, Santa Monica, 1958-1968; professor computer science and psychology, University Texas, Austin, 1968-1994.
Member Association for Computational Linguistics (president 1971-1972).
Married Patricia June Enderson, October 12, 1950. Children– Sandra, Erin, Steven, Kelly, Darcy.