Jon Lech Johansen

Norwegian programmer, one of the three DeCSS developers
Person human Q369617
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Jon Lech Johansen

Summary

Jon Lech Johansen is a human[1]. His place of birth was Harstad Municipality[2]. He was born on November 18, 1983[3]. He worked as a cryptographer[4], programmer[5], and computer scientist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (183 views/month, #7,266 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Jon Lech Johansen was born in Harstad Municipality[2].
  • Jon Lech Johansen was born on November 18, 1983[3].
  • Jon Lech Johansen held citizenship in Norway[8].
  • Jon Lech Johansen held citizenship in Poland[9].
  • Jon Lech Johansen's professions included cryptographer[4].
  • Jon Lech Johansen's professions included programmer[5].
  • Jon Lech Johansen's professions included computer scientist[6].
  • Jon Lech Johansen received the Karoline Award[10].
  • Jon Lech Johansen received the EFF Award[11].
  • Jon Lech Johansen is recorded as male[12].
  • Jon Lech Johansen's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Jon Lech Johansen's Commons category is recorded as Jon Lech Johansen[14].
  • Jon Lech Johansen's family name is recorded as Johansen[15].
  • Jon Lech Johansen's given name is recorded as Jon[16].
  • Jon Lech Johansen's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Jon Lech Johansen[17].
  • Jon Lech Johansen's Commons gallery is recorded as Jon Lech Johansen[18].
  • Jon Lech Johansen's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Polish[19].
  • Jon Lech Johansen's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+5544'}[20].
  • Jon Lech Johansen's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+5501'}[21].

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Origins and Family

Born in Harstad Municipality[2], Jon Lech Johansen… he was born on November 18, 1983[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include cryptographer[4], programmer[5], and computer scientist[6].

Recognition

Awards received include Karoline Award[10], an award[22], in Norway[23], founded in 1988[24] and EFF Award[11], a science award[25], founded in 1992[26].

Why It Matters

Jon Lech Johansen ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (183 views/month, #7,266 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] He is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

FAQs

Where was Jon Lech Johansen born?

Jon Lech Johansen was born in Harstad Municipality[2].

What did Jon Lech Johansen do for work?

Jon Lech Johansen worked as cryptographer[4], programmer[5], and computer scientist[6].

What awards did Jon Lech Johansen receive?

Honors received include Karoline Award[10] and EFF Award[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . nrk.no. Retrieved . nrk.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . eff.org. Retrieved . eff.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. nrk.no. 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.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [26] . 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. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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