Gavin Wood

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Gavin Wood

Summary

Gavin Wood is a human[1]. His place of birth was Lancaster[2]. He was born on April 22, 1980[3]. He worked as a computer scientist[4] and researcher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (572 views/month, #7,136 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Born in Lancaster[2], Gavin Wood…
  • Gavin Wood was born on April 22, 1980[3].
  • Gavin Wood held citizenship in United Kingdom[7].
  • Gavin Wood worked as a computer scientist[4].
  • Gavin Wood worked as a researcher[5].
  • Gavin Wood was educated at University of York[8].
  • Gavin Wood was educated at Lancaster Royal Grammar School[9].
  • A notable work attributed to Gavin Wood is Ethereum[10].
  • A notable work attributed to Gavin Wood is Polkadot[11].
  • Gavin Wood is recorded as male[12].
  • Gavin Wood's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Gavin Wood's Commons category is recorded as Gavin Wood[14].
  • Gavin Wood earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[15].
  • Gavin Wood's residence is recorded as Switzerland[16].
  • Gavin Wood's family name is recorded as Wood[17].
  • Gavin Wood's given name is recorded as Gavin[18].
  • Gavin Wood's academic thesis is recorded as Content-based visualisation to aid common navigation of musical audio[19].
  • Gavin Wood's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[20].
  • Gavin Wood's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as UniversityofYorkThesisProject[21].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Lancaster[2], Gavin Wood… he was born on April 22, 1980[3].

Education

Educated at University of York[8], a public university[22], in United Kingdom[23], founded in 1963[24], headquartered in York[25] and Lancaster Royal Grammar School[9], a grammar school[26], in United Kingdom[27], founded in 1235[28]. Gavin Wood earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[4] and researcher[5].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Ethereum[10], a web service[29], founded in 2015[30], headquartered in Switzerland[31] and Polkadot[11], a software[32], founded in 2020[33].

Why It Matters

Gavin Wood ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (572 views/month, #7,136 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was Gavin Wood born?

Born in Lancaster[2], Gavin Wood…

What did Gavin Wood do for work?

Gavin Wood worked as computer scientist[4] and researcher[5].

Where did Gavin Wood go to school?

Gavin Wood was educated at University of York[8] and Lancaster Royal Grammar School[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . etheses.whiterose.ac.uk. Retrieved . etheses.whiterose.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . etheses.whiterose.ac.uk. Retrieved . etheses.whiterose.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [10] . wikidata.org.
  16. [11] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . etheses.whiterose.ac.uk. Retrieved . etheses.whiterose.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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