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Matthias Ettrich

German programmer, founder of the KDE project
Person Human Q76780

Facts

13 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
June 14, 1972
Place of birth
Bietigheim-Bissingen, Bietigheim[7]
Country of citizenship
Germany[8]
Occupation
software engineer, computer scientist, engineer, programmer
Employer
Nokia[9]
Educated at
University of Tübingen[10]
Award received
Medal of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[11]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[15]
Family name
Ettrich[13]
Given name
Matthias[14]
Name in native language
Matthias Ettrich[16]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 9
ISNI
0000000112030766
VIAF cluster ID
163089261
GND ID
1092673156
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Matthias Ettrich LinuxTag 2005-06-23.jpg ↗
DBLP author ID
02/1738
Freebase ID
/m/0123n4
NUKAT ID
n2006106228
Prabook ID
2058830
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJtX8YHRvQ4r7fcCDwYVmd

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Occupation 4
engineer, programmer, computer scientist, software engineer
Chaired by 1
KDE e.V.
Country of citizenship 1
Germany
Educated at 1
University of Tübingen
Founded entities 1
KDE e.V.
Given name 1
Matthias
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Place of birth 1
Bietigheim-Bissingen
Sex or gender 1
male
← SNARC ID 1
Great Bedwyn
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Summary

Matthias Ettrich was born on June 14, 1972[1], in Bietigheim-Bissingen[2]. He has worked as a software engineer[3], computer scientist[4], engineer[5], and programmer[6].

FAQs

Where was Matthias Ettrich born?

Matthias Ettrich was born in Bietigheim-Bissingen[2].

What did Matthias Ettrich do for work?

Matthias Ettrich worked as a software engineer[3], computer scientist[4], engineer[5], and programmer[6].

Where did Matthias Ettrich go to school?

Matthias Ettrich was educated at University of Tübingen[10].

What awards did Matthias Ettrich receive?

Honors received include Medal of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[11].

Related Entities

computer scientist Germany programmer software engineer

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Bietigheim-Bissingen, Bietigheim
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65750: Import (and prefer) more precise places from GND; delete unsourced less precise"
  2. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    NUKAT ID → n2006106228
    GND ID → 1092673156
    Instance of → human
    Award received → Medal of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germa
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32152: import P21 and P106 from GND (34)"
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