John Thompson

American inventor and programmer
Person human Q6260669
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John Thompson

Summary

John Thompson is a human[1]. He was born in Hackney[2]. He was born on +1959-06-15T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as an inventor[4] and programmer[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • John Thompson was born in Hackney[2].
  • John Thompson was born on +1959-06-15T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Thompson held citizenship in United States[7].
  • John Thompson worked as an inventor[4].
  • John Thompson worked as a programmer[5].
  • John Thompson received the Silver Musgrave Medal[8].
  • John Thompson is recorded as male[9].
  • John Thompson's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • John Thompson's ISNI is recorded as 0000000446463203[11].
  • John Thompson's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 87496935[12].
  • John Thompson's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no96017161[13].
  • John Thompson's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00516574[14].
  • John Thompson's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0hr990q[15].
  • John Thompson's Open Library ID is recorded as OL548042A[16].
  • John Thompson's family name is recorded as Thompson[17].
  • John Thompson's given name is recorded as John[18].
  • John Thompson's official website is recorded as http://www.j4u2.com/jht/index.html[19].
  • John Thompson's National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID is recorded as XX1727063[20].
  • John Thompson's described at URL is recorded as https://ethw.org/John_Thompson[21].
  • John Thompson's described by source is recorded as Engineering and Technology History Wiki[22].
  • John Thompson's X is recorded as jht1493[23].
  • John Thompson's Instagram username is recorded as johnhenrythompson1493[24].
  • John Thompson's GitHub account is recorded as jht1900[25].
  • John Thompson's GitHub account is recorded as jht1493[26].
  • John Thompson's YouTube channel ID is recorded as UCGAKH1AL47hldIiXjrJ5Kpw[27].

Body

Origins and Family

John Thompson's place of birth was Hackney[2]. He was born on +1959-06-15T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include inventor[4] and programmer[5].

Recognition

John Thompson received the Silver Musgrave Medal[8].

Why It Matters

John Thompson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[6] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

FAQs

Where was John Thompson born?

John Thompson was born in Hackney[2].

What did John Thompson do for work?

John Thompson worked as inventor[4] and programmer[5].

What awards did John Thompson receive?

Honors received include Silver Musgrave Medal[8].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . prezi.com. prezi.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . datos.bne.es. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . id.loc.gov. id.loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . 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] . ethw.org. ethw.org. Provenance: 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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