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==Early Life== |
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Patrick Collison was born to Lily and Denis Collison |
Patrick Collison was born to Lily and Denis Collison in 1988. The oldest of three children, Collison took his first computer course when he was eight years old at the [[University of Limerick]] and began learning to programme computers at the age of ten.<ref name="Million dollar boy who changed the face of the web">{{cite news|author=John Costello|url=http://www.herald.ie/lifestyle/money/million-dollar-boy-who-changed-the-face-of-the-web-1594088.html|title=Million dollar boy who changed the face of the web|date=7 January 2009|publisher=''[[Evening Herald]]''|accessdate=24 January 2010}}</ref> |
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Collison was educated in Gaelscoil Aonach Urmhumhan, Nenagh, before attending [[Castletroy College]] in [[Castletroy]], County Limerick.<ref name="Maths project wins Young Scientist"/> |
Collison was educated in Gaelscoil Aonach Urmhumhan, Nenagh, before attending [[Castletroy College]] in [[Castletroy]], County Limerick.<ref name="Maths project wins Young Scientist"/> |
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On July 18, 2009, at the age of 20 and following the publication of [[Bord Snip Nua]], Collison outlined his ideas for the future of Ireland on popular talk-show ''[[Saturday Night with Miriam]]''.<ref name="Saturday Night with Miriam">{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/tv/miriam/20090718.html|title=Saturday Night with Miriam|date=18 July 2009|publisher=''[[Saturday Night with Miriam]]''|accessdate=24 January 2010}}</ref> |
On July 18, 2009, at the age of 20 and following the publication of [[Bord Snip Nua]], Collison outlined his ideas for the future of Ireland on popular talk-show ''[[Saturday Night with Miriam]]''.<ref name="Saturday Night with Miriam">{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/tv/miriam/20090718.html|title=Saturday Night with Miriam|date=18 July 2009|publisher=''[[Saturday Night with Miriam]]''|accessdate=24 January 2010}}</ref> |
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He currently resides in [[Boston]], [[America]] and is attending classes in [[MIT]] |
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Revision as of 15:14, 8 February 2010
Patrick Collison | |
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| Born | September 9, 1988 |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Alma mater | Castletroy College, Castletroy, County Limerick |
| Known for | Auctomatic; Croma |
| Awards | BT Young Scientist of the Year Individual Runnnnner-Up (2004) BT Young Scientist of the Year (2005) |
Patrick Collison (born 9th September 1988), is an Irish scientist and company director from County Limerick. He was the winner of the 41st Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition in 2005 at the age of sixteen. He was also the individual runner-up at the 40th Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition.
Early Life
Patrick Collison was born to Lily and Denis Collison in 1988. The oldest of three children, Collison took his first computer course when he was eight years old at the University of Limerick and began learning to programme computers at the age of ten.[1]
Collison was educated in Gaelscoil Aonach Urmhumhan, Nenagh, before attending Castletroy College in Castletroy, County Limerick.[2]
Young Scientist
He entered the 40th Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition with his project on artificial intelligence (nicknamed 'Isaac' after the famed English physicist whom Patrick admired), finishing as individual runner-up.[2] He re-entered the following year and won at the age of sixteen on January 14, 2005.[3][4] His project involved the creation of Croma a LISP type programming language.[4] His prize of a €3,000 cheque and a trophy of Waterford Crystal was presented to him by President Mary McAleese.[1] His younger brother Tommy participated with his project on blogging in the Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition in 2010.[5]
Auctomatic
After attending Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the United States for a time Collison dropped out.[1] In 2007 he set up software company 'Shuppa' (a play on the Irish word 'siopa') in Limerick with his brother John.[6] Enterprise Ireland did not allocate funding to the company, prompting a move to California after Silicon Valley's Y Combinator showed interest. Here, they merged with two Oxford graduates, Harjeet and Kulveer Tagger, and the company became Auctomatic. [6]
On Good Friday of March 2008 Collison, aged nineteen, and his brother, aged seventeen, sold Auctomatic to Canadian company Live Current Media, becoming overnight millionaires.[6][7] In May 2008 he became director of engineering in the company's new Vancouver base.[6][1] Collison attributes the success of his company to his win in the Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition.[1]
Recent Events
Both Collison and his younger brother John were featured on a young Irish persons rich list aired on an RTÉ television show during the 2008 Christmas period.[8]
On July 18, 2009, at the age of 20 and following the publication of Bord Snip Nua, Collison outlined his ideas for the future of Ireland on popular talk-show Saturday Night with Miriam.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e John Costello (7 January 2009). "Million dollar boy who changed the face of the web". Evening Herald. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ a b "Maths project wins Young Scientist". RTÉ. 9 January 2004. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
- ^ a b "Saturday Night with Miriam". Saturday Night with Miriam. 18 July 2009. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ a b Emma O'Kelly (14 January 2005). "Young Scientist of the Year is chosen in Dublin". RTÉ News: Nine O'Clock. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
- ^ Tommy Collison. "Young Scientist Report on Blogging". Retrieved 08 February 2010.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ a b c d "Limerick brothers sell company for millions". RTÉ. 27 March 2008. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
- ^ "Teenagers become web millionaires". BBC. 27 March 2008. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
- ^ "Three to Watch". Inside View from Ireland. 5 January 2009. Retrieved 24 January 2010.