Wayne Gould
Wayne Gould (高 樂 德 法官) (born July 3, 1945 in Hawera , New Zealand ) is a former judge who is responsible for the spread of Sudoku in Europe and America.
Wayne Gould was born on July 3, 1945, the son of a bank manager. He was a lawyer in Matamata, New Zealand for 13 years before moving to Hong Kong in 1982 . In 1993 Gould was appointed presiding district judge there. He retired immediately after China took over Hong Kong on July 1, 1997.
During a stay in Japan in the same year, Gould discovered a Sudoku book in a bookstore in Tokyo. Although he didn't speak Japanese, he was fascinated and decided to spread Sudoku in Europe and America as well. He spent the next six years developing a computer program called “Pappocom Sudoku” that produced new Sudokus at the push of a button. In September 2004, Gould published his first Sudoku in the Conway Daily Sun . His breakthrough came after his Sudokus were published in the Times on November 15, 2004. Gould became a multi-millionaire through the sale of Sudoku books and his software. His books alone sold over 4 million times (as of 2006).
Gould was named in Time Magazine 's 2006 World's Most Influential People list .
Gould is married and has two children. He is the brother of former British politician Bryan Gould.
Literature (selection)
- Wayne Gould: New York Post Su Documentary 1: The Official Utterly Addictive Number-Placing Puzzle. Harper Collins Publishers, August 16, 2005, ISBN 978-0-06-088531-1 .
- Wayne Gould: New York Post Fiendish Sudoku: The Official Utterly Addictive Number-Placing Puzzle. Harper Collins Publishers, June 27, 2006, ISBN 978-0-06-117336-3 .
- Wayne Gould: New York Post Easy Sudoku: The Official Utterly Addictive Number-Placing Puzzle (New York Post Su Doku). Harper Collins Publishers, June 27, 2006, ISBN 978-0-06-117338-7 .
- Wayne Gould: New York Post Train Your Brain Su Documentary: Medium. 150 Utterly Addictive Puzzles. Harper Collins Publishers, October 7, 2008, ISBN 978-0-06-176277-2 .
Web links
Wayne Gould's Sudoku Puzzle , View, Features and Download the Program
Individual evidence
- ↑ Is Pappocom Sudoku The Right Sudoku For You? Online at SudokuEssentials.com, accessed December 31, 2016.
- ↑ Wayne Gould . ( February 20, 2007 memento on the Internet Archive ) In: Time Magazine , April 30, 2006.
- ^ Time 100 - The People who shape our World . Time Magazine as of December 26, 2006, archived from the original on December 26, 2006 ; accessed on December 31, 2016 (English).
- ↑ Bryan Gould , politician and brother of Wayne Gould. Online at FamousBirthdays.com, accessed December 31, 2016.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gould, Wayne |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 高 樂 德 法官 |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | New Zealand disseminator of Sudoku in Europe and America |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 3, 1945 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hawera , New Zealand |