Michael Everson

Michael Everson is a linguist, script encoder, and typographer who is best known for his work in the field of Unicode character encoding. He has contributed to the encoding of numerous scripts and writing systems in the Unicode Standard.

Michael Everson received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and Music from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Master of Music degree in Early Music Performance Practice from the Institute of Sonology at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague in the Netherlands.

Michael Everson has worked on the encoding of a wide range of scripts and writing systems in the Unicode Standard. Some of the scripts he has been involved in encoding include the Latin, Cyrillic, Greek, Armenian, Georgian, Ogham, Runic, Deseret, Osage, Tangut, and various other scripts used by minority languages.

In addition to his work in script encoding, Michael Everson has made significant contributions to the field of linguistics. He has conducted research on a variety of languages, including Irish, Sardinian, Ogham, Punic, and others. He has also published articles and given talks on various linguistic topics.

Yes, Michael Everson has received several awards and recognition for his contributions in the field of character encoding. He received the Charles Skytte Prize in 1993, which is awarded by the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters for outstanding efforts in promoting interest in science. He was also awarded the Unicode Bulldog Award in 2012 for his tireless efforts in helping to make Unicode encoding of scripts possible.