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Ian Hetherington

British video games industry pioneer (1952–2021)
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Summary

Ian Hetherington is a human[1]. He was born on +1952-06-28T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +2021-12-14T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as an engineer[4], businessperson[5], and programmer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44 views/month, #7,269 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Ian Hetherington was born on +1952-06-28T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Ian Hetherington died on +2021-12-14T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Ian Hetherington held citizenship in United Kingdom[8].
  • Ian Hetherington's professions included engineer[4].
  • Ian Hetherington's professions included businessperson[5].
  • Ian Hetherington worked as a programmer[6].
  • Ian Hetherington is recorded as male[9].
  • Ian Hetherington's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • Ian Hetherington's Commons category is recorded as Ian Hetherington[11].
  • Ian Hetherington's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05_gqj[12].
  • Ian Hetherington's family name is recorded as Hetherington[13].
  • Ian Hetherington's given name is recorded as Ian[14].
  • Ian Hetherington's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[15].

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Origins and Family

Ian Hetherington was born on +1952-06-28T00:00:00Z[2].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include engineer[4], businessperson[5], and programmer[6].

Death and Burial

Ian Hetherington died on +2021-12-14T00:00:00Z[3].

Why It Matters

Ian Hetherington ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44 views/month, #7,269 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

What did Ian Hetherington do for work?

Ian Hetherington worked as engineer[4], businessperson[5], and programmer[6].

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . MobyGames. Retrieved . mobygames.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [2] ↑ . bafta.org. Retrieved . bafta.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . bafta.org. Retrieved . bafta.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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