Matthew Garrett

Irish computer programmer
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Matthew Garrett

Summary

Matthew Garrett is a human[1]. He was born in Galway[2]. He was born on +2000-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a programmer[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33 views/month, #7,274 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Matthew Garrett's place of birth was Galway[2].
  • Matthew Garrett was born on +2000-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Matthew Garrett held citizenship in Ireland[6].
  • Matthew Garrett held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Matthew Garrett worked as a programmer[4].
  • Matthew Garrett held the position of Debian developer[8].
  • Matthew Garrett was employed by Google[9].
  • Matthew Garrett was employed by Canonical Ltd.[10].
  • Among Matthew Garrett's employers was Red Hat[11].
  • Among Matthew Garrett's employers was Container Linux[12].
  • Among Matthew Garrett's employers was Nebula[13].
  • Among Matthew Garrett's employers was Aurora Innovation[14].
  • Matthew Garrett was educated at University of Cambridge[15].
  • Matthew Garrett was educated at Omagh Academy[16].
  • Matthew Garrett received the FSF Award for the Advancement of Free Software[17].
  • Matthew Garrett was a member of The Debian Project[18].
  • Matthew Garrett's image is recorded as Matthew Garrett at LibrePlanet 2016.png[19].
  • Matthew Garrett is recorded as male[20].
  • Matthew Garrett's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Matthew Garrett's Commons category is recorded as Matthew Garrett[22].
  • Matthew Garrett's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0102c909[23].
  • Matthew Garrett's family name is recorded as Q21487489[24].
  • Matthew Garrett's given name is recorded as Matthew[25].
  • Matthew Garrett's pseudonym is recorded as mjg59[26].
  • Matthew Garrett's official website is recorded as https://mjg59.dreamwidth.org/[27].

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Origins and Family

Matthew Garrett was born in Galway[2]. He was born on +2000-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at University of Cambridge[15], a collegiate university[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1209[30], headquartered in Cambridge[31] and Omagh Academy[16], a grammar school[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1903[34].

Career and Affiliations

Matthew Garrett worked as a programmer[4]. Employers include Google[9], a business[35], in United States[36], founded in 1998[37], headquartered in Mountain View[38]; Canonical Ltd.[10], a business[39], in United Kingdom[40], founded in 2004[41], headquartered in London[42]; Red Hat[11], a business[43], in United States[44], founded in 1993[45], headquartered in Raleigh[46]; Container Linux[12], a Linux distribution[47], in United States[48], founded in 2013[49], headquartered in San Francisco[50]; Nebula[13], a business[51], in United States[52], headquartered in Mountain View[53]; and Aurora Innovation[14], a business[54], in United States[55], founded in 2016[56], headquartered in Palo Alto[57]. He held the position of Debian developer[8].

Recognition

Matthew Garrett received the FSF Award for the Advancement of Free Software[17].

Why It Matters

Matthew Garrett ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33 views/month, #7,274 of 1,000,298).[5] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]

FAQs

Where was Matthew Garrett born?

Born in Galway[2], Matthew Garrett…

What did Matthew Garrett do for work?

Matthew Garrett worked as programmer[4].

Where did Matthew Garrett go to school?

Matthew Garrett was educated at University of Cambridge[15] and Omagh Academy[16].

What awards did Matthew Garrett receive?

Honors received include FSF Award for the Advancement of Free Software[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [19] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . mjg59.dreamwidth.org. mjg59.dreamwidth.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  7. [8] . nm.debian.org. nm.debian.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  19. [18] . nm.debian.org. nm.debian.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . mjg59.dreamwidth.org. mjg59.dreamwidth.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . mjg59.dreamwidth.org. mjg59.dreamwidth.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  29. [56] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  30. [57] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [58] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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