John MacFarlane

Summary

John MacFarlane is a human^[1]. He was born on +1967-11-28T00:00:00Z^[2]. He worked as a philosopher^[3], university teacher^[4], and programmer^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month, #7,282 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• John MacFarlane was born on +1967-11-28T00:00:00Z^[2].
• John MacFarlane held citizenship in United States^[7].
• John MacFarlane worked as a philosopher^[3].
• John MacFarlane's professions included university teacher^[4].
• John MacFarlane worked as a programmer^[5].
• John MacFarlane was employed by University of California, Berkeley^[8].
• John MacFarlane's education included a stint at University of Pittsburgh^[9].
• John MacFarlane's education included a stint at Harvard University^[10].
• John MacFarlane's doctoral advisor was Robert Brandom^[11].
• A notable work attributed to John MacFarlane is Pandoc^[12].
• A notable work attributed to John MacFarlane is CommonMark^[13].
• A notable work attributed to John MacFarlane is Gitit^[14].
• John MacFarlane was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[15].
• John MacFarlane is recorded as male^[16].
• John MacFarlane's instance of is recorded as human^[17].
• John MacFarlane supervised Omar Aziz Mirza as a doctoral student^[18].
• John MacFarlane earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy^[19].
• John MacFarlane's family name is recorded as MacFarlane^[20].
• John MacFarlane's given name is recorded as John^[21].
• John MacFarlane's official website is recorded as https://johnmacfarlane.net/^[22].
• John MacFarlane's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Latin^[23].
• John MacFarlane's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German^[24].
• John MacFarlane's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French^[25].
• John MacFarlane's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Ancient Greek^[26].
• John MacFarlane's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[27].

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Origins and Family

John MacFarlane was born on +1967-11-28T00:00:00Z^[2].

Education

Educated at University of Pittsburgh^[9], a public–private partnership^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1787^[30], headquartered in Pittsburgh^[31] and Harvard University^[10], a private university^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1636^[34], headquartered in Cambridge^[35]. John MacFarlane's doctoral advisor was Robert Brandom^[11]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy^[19].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include philosopher^[3], university teacher^[4], and programmer^[5]. John MacFarlane was employed by University of California, Berkeley^[8]. He supervised Omar Aziz Mirza as a doctoral student^[18].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Pandoc^[12], a file converter^[36], founded in 2006^[37]; CommonMark^[13], a lightweight markup language^[38]; and Gitit^[14], a free software^[39].

Why It Matters

John MacFarlane ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month, #7,282 of 1,000,298).^[6]

FAQs

What did John MacFarlane do for work?

John MacFarlane worked as philosopher^[3], university teacher^[4], and programmer^[5].

Where did John MacFarlane go to school?

John MacFarlane was educated at University of Pittsburgh^[9] and Harvard University^[10].