Andrew Tridgell

Summary

Andrew Tridgell is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Sydney^[2]. He was born on +1967-02-28T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as an engineer^[4], programmer^[5], and computer scientist^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (66 views/month, #7,245 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Born in Sydney^[2], Andrew Tridgell…
• Andrew Tridgell was born on +1967-02-28T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Andrew Tridgell held citizenship in Australia^[8].
• Andrew Tridgell worked as an engineer^[4].
• Andrew Tridgell's professions included programmer^[5].
• Andrew Tridgell worked as a computer scientist^[6].
• Andrew Tridgell was employed by IBM^[9].
• Andrew Tridgell was educated at University of Sydney^[10].
• Andrew Tridgell was educated at Australian National University^[11].
• Andrew Tridgell's doctoral advisor was Richard P. Brent^[12].
• A notable work attributed to Andrew Tridgell is Samba^[13].
• A notable work attributed to Andrew Tridgell is rsync^[14].
• Andrew Tridgell received the FSF Award for the Advancement of Free Software^[15].
• Andrew Tridgell received the O'Reilly Open Source Award^[16].
• Andrew Tridgell received the Medal of the Order of Australia^[17].
• Andrew Tridgell's image is recorded as Andrew Tridgell.jpg^[18].
• Andrew Tridgell is recorded as male^[19].
• Andrew Tridgell's instance of is recorded as human^[20].
• Andrew Tridgell's Commons category is recorded as Andrew Tridgell^[21].
• Andrew Tridgell's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 59310^[22].
• Andrew Tridgell's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0wqz^[23].
• Andrew Tridgell's given name is recorded as Andrew^[24].
• Andrew Tridgell's ACM Digital Library author ID is recorded as 81100008177^[25].
• Andrew Tridgell's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[26].
• Andrew Tridgell's DBLP author ID is recorded as 83/6672^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Sydney^[2], Andrew Tridgell… he was born on +1967-02-28T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at University of Sydney^[10], a public research university^[28], in Australia^[29], founded in 1850^[30], headquartered in Sydney^[31] and Australian National University^[11], a public university^[32], in Australia^[33], founded in 1946^[34], headquartered in Canberra^[35]. Andrew Tridgell's doctoral advisor was Richard P. Brent^[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include engineer^[4], programmer^[5], and computer scientist^[6]. Among Andrew Tridgell's employers was IBM^[9].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Samba^[13], an application software^[36], founded in 1992^[37] and rsync^[14], a utility software^[38], founded in 1996^[39].

Recognition

Awards received include FSF Award for the Advancement of Free Software^[15], an award^[40], founded in 1998^[41]; O'Reilly Open Source Award^[16], an award^[42], founded in 2005^[43]; and Medal of the Order of Australia^[17], a grade of an order^[44], in Australia^[45].

Why It Matters

Andrew Tridgell ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (66 views/month, #7,245 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[46] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[47]

FAQs

Where was Andrew Tridgell born?

Andrew Tridgell's place of birth was Sydney^[2].

What did Andrew Tridgell do for work?

Andrew Tridgell worked as engineer^[4], programmer^[5], and computer scientist^[6].

Where did Andrew Tridgell go to school?

Andrew Tridgell was educated at University of Sydney^[10] and Australian National University^[11].

What awards did Andrew Tridgell receive?

Honors received include FSF Award for the Advancement of Free Software^[15], O'Reilly Open Source Award^[16], and Medal of the Order of Australia^[17].