Edward Daniel Loper

Family

Edward Daniel Loper (named after his father George Edward Loper and after Daniel of old Testament fame) was born on 4 January 1977 at Martha Jefferson Hospital in Charlottesville, Virginia at 3:51 pm. He was ten pounds six ounces and was delivered by local obstetrician Jim Turner.

At the time of his birth, his father was employed as a Social Worker at Blue Ridge Mental Health Centerand his mother Ann Lewis Booker Loper was employed as a School Psychologist with the Charlottesville Public Schools .

Edward has two brothers, Matthew and Hoy.

Education

Edward entered St. Anne's-Belfield School at the age of three, as one of the original members of Etta Legner's first preschool class in the Falk House (hence the name, sandbox kids).

Sixteen years later (1995), he graduated from St. Anne's with high honors -- receiving an Academic Team award and the Science award. He was also accepted into the Cum Laude Society.

In the fall of 1995, Edward entered the Massachusetts Institute of Technology , where he currently resides, getting his masters (he recently graduated)and living off-campus in a nearby apartment.

Interests

Artificial Intelligence
Computer Science

While at MIT, Edward has received letters of commendation for outstanding performance in 6.001 - Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs, 6.004 - Computation Structures, and 6.170 - Laboratory in Software Engineering.

Music

Edward's favorite bands are Moxy Fruvous, They Might Be Giants, R.E.M., and songs by Paul Simon.

Philosophy

Sports

Ice Hockey
Sailing on the Charles in the Springtime

Late Breaking News

Edward blessed at Washington National Cathedral on January 4th on his 21st birthday.

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