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Jean-Loup Gailly

French computer programmer
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Jean-Loup Gailly

Summary

Jean-Loup Gailly is a human[1]. He was born on 1956[2]. He worked as an engineer[3], programmer[4], and computer scientist[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (807 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Jean-Loup Gailly was born on 1956[2].
  • Jean-Loup Gailly held citizenship in France[7].
  • Jean-Loup Gailly worked as an engineer[3].
  • Jean-Loup Gailly's professions included programmer[4].
  • Jean-Loup Gailly worked as a computer scientist[5].
  • Jean-Loup Gailly held the position of gzip maintainer[8].
  • Among Jean-Loup Gailly's employers was Poseidon[9].
  • Jean-Loup Gailly was educated at École polytechnique[10].
  • A notable work attributed to Jean-Loup Gailly is GNU gzip[11].
  • Jean-Loup Gailly is recorded as male[12].
  • Jean-Loup Gailly's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Jean-Loup Gailly's family name is recorded as Gailly[14].
  • Jean-Loup Gailly's given name is recorded as Jean[15].
  • Jean-Loup Gailly's official website is recorded as http://gailly.net/[16].
  • Jean-Loup Gailly's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French[17].
  • Jean-Loup Gailly's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[18].
  • Jean-Loup Gailly's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Jean-Loup Gailly'}[19].

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Origins and Family

Jean-Loup Gailly was born on 1956[2].

Education

Jean-Loup Gailly's education included a stint at École polytechnique[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include engineer[3], programmer[4], and computer scientist[5]. Jean-Loup Gailly was employed by Poseidon[9]. He held the position of gzip maintainer[8].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Jean-Loup Gailly is GNU gzip[11].

Why It Matters

Jean-Loup Gailly ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (807 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).[6] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

FAQs

What did Jean-Loup Gailly do for work?

Jean-Loup Gailly worked as engineer[3], programmer[4], and computer scientist[5].

Where did Jean-Loup Gailly go to school?

Jean-Loup Gailly was educated at École polytechnique[10].

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . gailly.net. Retrieved . gailly.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [2] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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