Joe Armstrong

British computer scientist (1950-2019)
Person human Q1691321
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Joe Armstrong

Summary

Joe Armstrong is a human[1]. His place of birth was London[2]. He was born on December 27, 1950[3]. He died in Stockholm[4]. He died on April 20, 2019[5]. He worked as a computer scientist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (131 views/month, #7,251 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Joe Armstrong was born in London[2].
  • Joe Armstrong passed away in Stockholm[4].
  • Joe Armstrong was born on December 27, 1950[3].
  • Joe Armstrong died on April 20, 2019[5].
  • Joe Armstrong held citizenship in United Kingdom[8].
  • English was Joe Armstrong's native language[9].
  • Joe Armstrong's professions included computer scientist[6].
  • Joe Armstrong was employed by Ericsson[10].
  • Joe Armstrong was educated at University of London[11].
  • Joe Armstrong's education included a stint at Royal Institute of Technology[12].
  • Joe Armstrong is recorded as male[13].
  • Joe Armstrong's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Joe Armstrong's Commons category is recorded as Joe Armstrong (programmer)[15].
  • Joe Armstrong's family name is recorded as Armstrong[16].
  • Joe Armstrong's given name is recorded as Joseph[17].
  • Joe Armstrong's given name is recorded as Leslie[18].
  • Joe Armstrong's official website is recorded as https://joearms.github.io[19].
  • Joe Armstrong's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[20].
  • Joe Armstrong's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Joe'}[21].
  • Joe Armstrong's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Joseph Leslie Armstrong'}[22].
  • Joe Armstrong's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Joseph Leslie Armstrong'}[23].
  • Joe Armstrong's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+24110'}[24].
  • Joe Armstrong's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+24715'}[25].
  • Joe Armstrong's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+23703'}[26].
  • Joe Armstrong's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+23048'}[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Began / founded: 1950-12-27[29]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2019-04-20[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 02e4c13d-178b-4455-b810-c1f567d22122[31]

Body

Origins and Family

Joe Armstrong was born in London[2]. He was born on December 27, 1950[3]. English was his native language[9].

Education

Educated at University of London[11], a university[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1836[34], headquartered in London[35] and Royal Institute of Technology[12], a university[36], in Sweden[37], founded in 1827[38], headquartered in Q10441282[39].

Career and Affiliations

Joe Armstrong's professions included computer scientist[6]. Among his employers was Ericsson[10].

Death and Burial

Joe Armstrong died on April 20, 2019[5]. He passed away in Stockholm[4].

Why It Matters

Joe Armstrong ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (131 views/month, #7,251 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

FAQs

Where was Joe Armstrong born?

Born in London[2], Joe Armstrong…

Where did Joe Armstrong die?

Joe Armstrong died in Stockholm[4].

What did Joe Armstrong do for work?

Joe Armstrong worked as computer scientist[6].

Where did Joe Armstrong go to school?

Joe Armstrong was educated at University of London[11] and Royal Institute of Technology[12].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . dn.se. Retrieved . dn.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . twitter.com. twitter.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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