Ian Hickson

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Ian Hickson is a programmer and computer scientist. He was born on January 1, 1953, in Geneva .

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Switzerland[6]
  • Employer: Netscape[7], Opera[8], Google[9]
  • Educated at: University of Bath[10]
  • Member of: Web Hypertext Application Technology Working Group[11]
  • Sex or gender: male[12]
  • Commons category: Ian Hickson[13]
  • Family name: Hickson[14]
  • Given name: Ian[15]
  • Official website: http://www.hixie.ch/[16]
  • Official blog URL: https://ln.hixie.ch/[17]

Why It Matters

Ian Hickson has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

Works attributed to him include Acid3[20], an Acid test[21], founded in 2008[22].

FAQs

Where was Ian Hickson born?

Ian Hickson was born in Geneva[2].

What did Ian Hickson do for work?

Ian Hickson worked as a programmer[3] and computer scientist[4].

Where did Ian Hickson go to school?

Ian Hickson was educated at University of Bath[10].

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  1. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19h ago · Psychpsyo · 2026-10-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → http://www.hixie.ch/
    Occupation → —
    Educated at → University of Bath
    Instance of → —
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ Official website: http://www.hixie.ch/"
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