Ben Pfaff

American computer scientist
Person human Q59749024
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Ben Pfaff

Summary

Ben Pfaff is a human[1]. He was born on October 1, 1978[2]. He worked as a computer scientist[3] and researcher[4]. He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[5]

Key Facts

  • Ben Pfaff was born on October 1, 1978[2].
  • Ben Pfaff held citizenship in United States[6].
  • Ben Pfaff worked as a computer scientist[3].
  • Ben Pfaff's professions included researcher[4].
  • Ben Pfaff's field of work was software-defined networking[7].
  • Ben Pfaff held the position of PSPP maintainer[8].
  • Ben Pfaff held the position of GNU libavl maintainer[9].
  • Ben Pfaff held the position of Debian developer[10].
  • Among Ben Pfaff's employers was VMware[11].
  • A notable work attributed to Ben Pfaff is GNU libavl[12].
  • A notable work attributed to Ben Pfaff is GNU PSPP[13].
  • Ben Pfaff was a member of GNU Project[14].
  • Ben Pfaff is recorded as male[15].
  • Ben Pfaff's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Ben Pfaff is associated with the free software movement movement[17].
  • Ben Pfaff's website account on is recorded as GNU Savannah[18].
  • Ben Pfaff's family name is recorded as Pfaff[19].
  • Ben Pfaff's given name is recorded as Benjamin[20].
  • Ben Pfaff's official website is recorded as https://benpfaff.org/[21].
  • Ben Pfaff's official website is recorded as https://research.vmware.com/researchers/ben-pfaff[22].
  • Ben Pfaff's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[23].

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Origins and Family

Ben Pfaff was born on October 1, 1978[2].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[3] and researcher[4]. Ben Pfaff's field of work was software-defined networking[7]. Among his employers was VMware[11]. Positions held include PSPP maintainer[8], GNU libavl maintainer[9], and Debian developer[10].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include GNU libavl[12], a GNU package[24], founded in 1998[25] and GNU PSPP[13], a statistical package[26], founded in 1995[27].

Why It Matters

Ben Pfaff is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[5]

FAQs

What did Ben Pfaff do for work?

Ben Pfaff worked as computer scientist[3] and researcher[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  15. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Genium · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Position held → PSPP maintainer, GNU libavl maintainer, Debian developer
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P39]]: [[Q110781087]]"
  2. 12w ago · Bob08 · 2026-07-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → —
    Instance of → human
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    + 40 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P27]]: [[Q30]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/260465|batch #260465]]"
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