David Gerard

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Summary

David Gerard is a human[1]. He was born in Perth[2]. He was born on February 19, 1967[3]. He worked as a writer[4], documentary participant[5], journalist[6], opinion journalist[7], and blogger[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (215 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • David Gerard's place of birth was Perth[2].
  • David Gerard was born on February 19, 1967[3].
  • David Gerard held citizenship in Australia[10].
  • English was David Gerard's native language[11].
  • David Gerard worked as a writer[4].
  • David Gerard worked as a documentary participant[5].
  • David Gerard worked as a journalist[6].
  • David Gerard's professions included opinion journalist[7].
  • David Gerard's professions included blogger[8].
  • David Gerard's professions included Wikipedian[12].
  • David Gerard's field of work was Unix[13].
  • David Gerard's field of work was music publicist[14].
  • David Gerard's field of work was virtual currency[15].
  • David Gerard's field of work was blog[16].
  • A notable work attributed to David Gerard is Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain: Bitcoin, Blockchain, Ethereum and Smart Contracts[17].
  • A notable work attributed to David Gerard is Libra Shrugged: How Facebook Tried to Take Over the Money[18].
  • David Gerard is recorded as male[19].
  • David Gerard's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • David Gerard's Commons category is recorded as David Gerard[21].
  • David Gerard's family name is recorded as Gerard[22].
  • David Gerard's given name is recorded as David[23].
  • David Gerard's official website is recorded as https://davidgerard.co.uk/[24].
  • David Gerard's email address is recorded as mailto:dgerard@gmail.com[25].
  • David Gerard's phone number is recorded as +44-7733-223-584[26].
  • David Gerard's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[27].

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Origins and Family

David Gerard's place of birth was Perth[2]. He was born on February 19, 1967[3]. English was his native language[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[4], documentary participant[5], journalist[6], opinion journalist[7], blogger[8], and Wikipedian[12]. Fields of work include Unix[13], a project[28], founded in 1969[29]; music publicist[14]; virtual currency[15], a technology[30]; and blog[16].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain: Bitcoin, Blockchain, Ethereum and Smart Contracts[17], a non-fiction work[31] and Libra Shrugged: How Facebook Tried to Take Over the Money[18], a non-fiction work[32].

Why It Matters

David Gerard ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (215 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[9] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

Where was David Gerard born?

Born in Perth[2].

What did David Gerard do for work?

David Gerard worked as writer[4], documentary participant[5], journalist[6], opinion journalist[7], and blogger[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . decrypt.co. Retrieved . decrypt.co. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . deadmansfilm.com. Retrieved . deadmansfilm.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [17] ↑ . nybooks.com. Retrieved . nybooks.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [18] ↑ . newmoneyreview.com. Retrieved . newmoneyreview.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . davidgerard.co.uk. Retrieved . davidgerard.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . davidgerard.co.uk. Retrieved . davidgerard.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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