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Dries Buytaert

computer programmer
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Facts

14 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[8]
Date of birth
November 19, 1978
Place of birth
Wilrijk
Country of citizenship
Belgium[6]
Occupation
engineer, programmer, computer scientist
Educated at
University of Antwerp, Ghent University[7]
Official website
dri.es[11]
Affiliation string
Drupal[14]
Family name
Buytaert[9]
Given name
Dries[10]
Name in native language
Dries Buytaert[13]
Participant in
World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2016[12]
Social media followers
40k (40k–41k, n=3)[15][16][17]
🏷️ Also known as
en Dries Buytaert de Buytaert ja ドリース・ボイタールト ja ドリス・バイタルト ko 드리스 바이타르트 ru Dries Buytaert ru Байтаерт, Дрис ru Бёйтарт, Дрис ru Дрис Байтаерт ru Дрис Бёйтарт zh 德賴斯·布伊泰爾特
🔖 Identifiers · 15
VIAF cluster ID
412155769081927880007
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Dries Buytaert at FOSDEM 2008 by Wikinews.jpg ↗
ACM Digital Library author ID
81100468396
Crunchbase person ID
dries-buytaert
DBLP author ID
60/1469
Dimensions author ID
011003426754.31
Freebase ID
/m/06w1wz
IdRef ID
235063533
LinkedIn personal profile ID
buytaert
Official blog URL
dri.es
Quora topic ID
Dries-Buytaert-1
RKDartists ID
298597
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Scopus author ID
8221429600
X (Twitter) username
dries, Dries
ZbMATH author ID
buytaert.dries

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Occupation 4
engineer, programmer, computer scientist, software engineer
Educated at 2
Ghent University, University of Antwerp
Country of citizenship 1
Belgium
Instance of 1
human
Place of birth 1
Wilrijk
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Dries Buytaert was born on November 19, 1978[1], in Wilrijk[2]. He has worked as an engineer[3], programmer[4], and computer scientist[5].

FAQs

Where was Dries Buytaert born?

Dries Buytaert was born in Wilrijk[2].

What did Dries Buytaert do for work?

Dries Buytaert worked as an engineer[3], programmer[4], and computer scientist[5].

Where did Dries Buytaert go to school?

Dries Buytaert was educated at University of Antwerp[7].

Related Entities

Belgium computer scientist programmer software engineer University of Antwerp

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  12. [12] ↑ . Davos 2016 Participant List. wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . Davos 2016 Participant List. wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 22w ago · Od1n · 2026-06-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of citizenship → Belgium
    RKDartists ID → 298597
    LinkedIn personal profile ID → buytaert
    Commons category → Dries Buytaert
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    "Changed claim: Educated at: Ghent University"
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