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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 +1956-00-00T00:00:00Z[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 (36 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Jean-Loup Gailly was born on +1956-00-00T00:00:00Z[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 ISNI is recorded as 0000000031665655[14].
  • Jean-Loup Gailly's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 58339546[15].
  • Jean-Loup Gailly's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n96013904[16].
  • Jean-Loup Gailly's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 16742075d[17].
  • Jean-Loup Gailly's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA10285224[18].
  • Jean-Loup Gailly's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00532368[19].
  • Jean-Loup Gailly's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04zx7dn[20].
  • Jean-Loup Gailly's family name is recorded as Gailly[21].
  • Jean-Loup Gailly's given name is recorded as Jean[22].
  • Jean-Loup Gailly's official website is recorded as http://gailly.net/[23].
  • Jean-Loup Gailly's BIBSYS ID is recorded as 90955290[24].
  • Jean-Loup Gailly's Scopus author ID is recorded as 55337231200[25].
  • Jean-Loup Gailly's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French[26].
  • Jean-Loup Gailly's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[27].

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Origins and Family

Jean-Loup Gailly was born on +1956-00-00T00:00:00Z[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 (36 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).[6] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

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. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . CiNii Research. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [2] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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