Larry Wall

Summary

Larry Wall is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Los Angeles^[2]. He was born on +1954-09-27T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a programmer^[4], engineer^[5], computer scientist^[6], and linguist^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (144 views/month, #7,179 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Born in Los Angeles^[2], Larry Wall…
• Larry Wall was born on +1954-09-27T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Larry Wall held citizenship in United States^[9].
• Larry Wall's professions included programmer^[4].
• Larry Wall worked as an engineer^[5].
• Larry Wall's professions included computer scientist^[6].
• Larry Wall's professions included linguist^[7].
• Larry Wall's field of work was programmer^[10].
• Among Larry Wall's employers was Craigslist^[11].
• Larry Wall's education included a stint at Seattle Pacific University^[12].
• Larry Wall was educated at University of California, Berkeley^[13].
• A notable work attributed to Larry Wall is Q42478^[14].
• A notable work attributed to Larry Wall is Raku^[15].
• A notable work attributed to Larry Wall is patch^[16].
• Larry Wall received the FSF Award for the Advancement of Free Software^[17].
• Larry Wall received the STUG Award^[18].
• Larry Wall's image is recorded as Larry Wall YAPC 2007.jpg^[19].
• Larry Wall is recorded as male^[20].
• Larry Wall's instance of is recorded as human^[21].
• Larry Wall's ISNI is recorded as 0000000110763894^[22].
• Larry Wall's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 91402770^[23].
• Larry Wall's GND ID is recorded as 138937079^[24].
• Larry Wall's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n94024390^[25].
• Larry Wall's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12551776r^[26].
• Larry Wall's IdRef ID is recorded as 034802061^[27].

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Origins and Family

Larry Wall's place of birth was Los Angeles^[2]. He was born on +1954-09-27T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at Seattle Pacific University^[12], a private university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1891^[30], headquartered in Seattle^[31] and University of California, Berkeley^[13], a public research university^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1868^[34], headquartered in Berkeley^[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include programmer^[4], engineer^[5], computer scientist^[6], and linguist^[7]. Larry Wall's field of work was programmer^[10]. Among his employers was Craigslist^[11].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Q42478^[14]; Raku^[15], a programming language^[36], founded in 2015^[37]; and patch^[16], a standard UNIX utility or command^[38], founded in 1985^[39].

Recognition

Awards received include FSF Award for the Advancement of Free Software^[17], an award^[40], founded in 1998^[41] and STUG Award^[18], an award^[42], founded in 1996^[43].

Why It Matters

Larry Wall ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (144 views/month, #7,179 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[44] He is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[45]

He has been cited as an influence by Bradley M. Kühn^[46], a programmer^[47], b. 1973^[48], of United States^[49], awarded the O'Reilly Open Source Award^[50], specialised in computer science^[51].

FAQs

Where was Larry Wall born?

Born in Los Angeles^[2], Larry Wall…

What did Larry Wall do for work?

Larry Wall worked as programmer^[4], engineer^[5], computer scientist^[6], and linguist^[7].

Where did Larry Wall go to school?

Larry Wall was educated at Seattle Pacific University^[12] and University of California, Berkeley^[13].

What awards did Larry Wall receive?

Honors received include FSF Award for the Advancement of Free Software^[17] and STUG Award^[18].

Who did Larry Wall influence?

Larry Wall has been cited as an influence by Bradley M. Kühn^[46].