On: Simon Peyton Jones Elected into the Royal Society Fellowship

>>Simon Peyton Jones is the mister Rogers of computer science.

Can you please tell whom are you referring to here with the term "the mister Rogers"?

Mister Rogers[0] was the host of an American children's show, and was known for being extremely nice, both on and off the show.

[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Rogers

Thanks for the reply. I am not an American, so I didn't get it.

Also, I didn't know that politely asking for clarification is a valid reason for downvotes on HN.