Hans Peter Anvin

Summary

Hans Peter Anvin is a human^[1]. He was born in Västerås^[2]. He was born on +1972-01-12T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a software engineer^[4] and engineer^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30 views/month, #7,277 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Born in Västerås^[2], Hans Peter Anvin…
• Hans Peter Anvin was born on +1972-01-12T00:00:00Z^[3].
• A child of Hans Peter Anvin was Erik Mattias Anvin^[7].
• Hans Peter Anvin held citizenship in Sweden^[8].
• Hans Peter Anvin held citizenship in United States^[9].
• Swedish was Hans Peter Anvin's native language^[10].
• Hans Peter Anvin's professions included software engineer^[4].
• Hans Peter Anvin worked as an engineer^[5].
• Hans Peter Anvin's field of work was Linux^[11].
• Hans Peter Anvin's field of work was Q182933^[12].
• Hans Peter Anvin was employed by Intel^[13].
• Hans Peter Anvin was educated at Northwestern University^[14].
• A notable work attributed to Hans Peter Anvin is Syslinux^[15].
• A notable work attributed to Hans Peter Anvin is Linux kernel^[16].
• A notable work attributed to Hans Peter Anvin is Netwide Assembler^[17].
• Hans Peter Anvin's religion is recorded as Baháʼí Faith^[18].
• Hans Peter Anvin's image is recorded as H. Peter Anvin - Syslinux (3264215944).jpg^[19].
• Hans Peter Anvin is recorded as male^[20].
• Hans Peter Anvin's instance of is recorded as human^[21].
• Hans Peter Anvin's residence is recorded as San Jose^[22].
• Hans Peter Anvin's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09mdqf^[23].
• Hans Peter Anvin's family name is recorded as Anvin^[24].
• Hans Peter Anvin's given name is recorded as Peter^[25].
• Hans Peter Anvin's given name is recorded as Hans^[26].
• Hans Peter Anvin's pseudonym is recorded as hpa^[27].

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Origins and Family

Hans Peter Anvin's place of birth was Västerås^[2]. He was born on +1972-01-12T00:00:00Z^[3]. Swedish was his native language^[10].

Education

Hans Peter Anvin was educated at Northwestern University^[14]. He studied under Allen Taflove^[28].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include software engineer^[4] and engineer^[5]. Fields of work include Linux^[11], founded in 1991^[29] and Q182933^[12], a computing platform^[30], founded in 1978^[31]. Among Hans Peter Anvin's employers was Intel^[13].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Syslinux^[15], a bootloader^[32]; Linux kernel^[16], a free and open-source software^[33], founded in 1991^[34]; and Netwide Assembler^[17], a free software^[35], founded in 1996^[36].

Personal Life

A child of Hans Peter Anvin was Erik Mattias Anvin^[7]. His religion is recorded as Baháʼí Faith^[18].

Why It Matters

Hans Peter Anvin ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30 views/month, #7,277 of 1,000,298).^[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] He is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

FAQs

Where was Hans Peter Anvin born?

Born in Västerås^[2], Hans Peter Anvin…

What did Hans Peter Anvin do for work?

Hans Peter Anvin worked as software engineer^[4] and engineer^[5].

Where did Hans Peter Anvin go to school?

Hans Peter Anvin was educated at Northwestern University^[14].