Harald Welte

German Linux kernel hacker
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Harald Welte

Summary

Harald Welte is a human[1]. He was born in Germany[2]. He was born on +1979-02-11T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a programmer[4] and computer scientist[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Harald Welte's place of birth was Germany[2].
  • Harald Welte was born on +1979-02-11T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Harald Welte held citizenship in Germany[7].
  • Harald Welte's professions included programmer[4].
  • Harald Welte worked as a computer scientist[5].
  • A notable work attributed to Harald Welte is gpl-violations.org[8].
  • Harald Welte received the O'Reilly Open Source Award[9].
  • Harald Welte received the FSF Award for the Advancement of Free Software[10].
  • Harald Welte's image is recorded as Harald Welte 27C3.jpg[11].
  • Harald Welte is recorded as male[12].
  • Harald Welte's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Harald Welte's Commons category is recorded as Harald Welte[14].
  • Harald Welte's residence is recorded as Berlin[15].
  • Harald Welte's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08kmtm[16].
  • Harald Welte's family name is recorded as Welte[17].
  • Harald Welte's given name is recorded as Harald[18].
  • Harald Welte's official website is recorded as http://laforge.gnumonks.org/[19].
  • Harald Welte's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Harald Welte[20].
  • Harald Welte's Commons gallery is recorded as Harald Welte[21].
  • Harald Welte's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German[22].
  • Harald Welte's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[23].
  • Harald Welte's official blog URL is recorded as http://laforge.gnumonks.org/blog/[24].
  • Harald Welte's X is recorded as laf0rge[25].
  • Harald Welte's GitHub account is recorded as laf0rge[26].
  • Harald Welte's Mastodon address is recorded as [email protected][27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Germany[2], Harald Welte… he was born on +1979-02-11T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

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

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Harald Welte is gpl-violations.org[8].

Recognition

Awards received include O'Reilly Open Source Award[9], an award[28], founded in 2005[29] and FSF Award for the Advancement of Free Software[10], an award[30], founded in 1998[31].

Why It Matters

Harald Welte ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Works attributed to him include gpl-violations.org[34], a website[35], founded in 2004[36], written by him[37].

FAQs

Where was Harald Welte born?

Harald Welte was born in Germany[2].

What did Harald Welte do for work?

Harald Welte worked as programmer[4] and computer scientist[5].

What awards did Harald Welte receive?

Honors received include O'Reilly Open Source Award[9] and FSF Award for the Advancement of Free Software[10].

References

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  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [34] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [37] . 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. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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