Ian Hickson

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

Ian Hickson

Summary

Ian Hickson is a human[1]. Born in Geneva[2], he… he was born on +1953-01-01T00:00:00Z[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 (23 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Ian Hickson's place of birth was Geneva[2].
  • Ian Hickson was born on +1953-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Ian Hickson held citizenship in Switzerland[7].
  • Ian Hickson's professions included programmer[4].
  • Ian Hickson's professions included computer scientist[5].
  • Among Ian Hickson's employers was Netscape[8].
  • Ian Hickson was employed by Opera[9].
  • Among Ian Hickson's employers was Google[10].
  • Ian Hickson was educated at University of Bath[11].
  • Ian Hickson was a member of Web Hypertext Application Technology Working Group[12].
  • Ian Hickson's image is recorded as Ian Hickson at CSS Working Group Meeting Day Three.jpeg[13].
  • Ian Hickson is recorded as male[14].
  • Ian Hickson's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Ian Hickson's Commons category is recorded as Ian Hickson[16].
  • Ian Hickson's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04gtn82[17].
  • Ian Hickson's family name is recorded as Hickson[18].
  • Ian Hickson's given name is recorded as Ian[19].
  • Ian Hickson's official website is recorded as http://www.hixie.ch/[20].
  • Ian Hickson's official blog URL is recorded as https://ln.hixie.ch/[21].
  • Ian Hickson's GitHub account is recorded as Hixie[22].

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Origins and Family

Ian Hickson's place of birth was Geneva[2]. He was born on +1953-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Ian Hickson was educated at University of Bath[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include programmer[4] and computer scientist[5]. Employers include Netscape[8], a trademark[23], in United States[24], founded in 1994[25], headquartered in Mountain View[26]; Opera[9], a software company[27], in Norway[28], founded in 1995[29], headquartered in Oslo[30]; and Google[10], a business[31], in United States[32], founded in 1998[33], headquartered in Mountain View[34].

Why It Matters

Ian Hickson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

Works attributed to him include Acid3[37], an Acid test[38], founded in 2008[39], written by him[40].

FAQs

Where was Ian Hickson born?

Ian Hickson was born in Geneva[2].

What did Ian Hickson do for work?

Ian Hickson worked as programmer[4] and computer scientist[5].

Where did Ian Hickson go to school?

Ian Hickson was educated at University of Bath[11].

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  1. [37] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  8. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  10. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  14. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [40] . 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. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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