Mike Godwin

Summary

Mike Godwin is a human^[1]. His place of birth was United States^[2]. He was born on +1956-10-26T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a lawyer^[4] and writer^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (133 views/month, #7,195 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Born in United States^[2], Mike Godwin…
• Mike Godwin was born on +1956-10-26T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Mike Godwin held citizenship in United States^[7].
• English was Mike Godwin's native language^[8].
• Mike Godwin worked as a lawyer^[4].
• Mike Godwin's professions included writer^[5].
• Among Mike Godwin's employers was Reason^[9].
• Among Mike Godwin's employers was Electronic Frontier Foundation^[10].
• Mike Godwin was employed by Center for Democracy and Technology^[11].
• Mike Godwin's education included a stint at Lamar High School^[12].
• A notable work attributed to Mike Godwin is Godwin's law^[13].
• Mike Godwin's image is recorded as Mike Godwin - VOA - September 2017-square-bluebackground.jpg^[14].
• Mike Godwin's image is recorded as Mike Godwin at Wikimedia 2010.jpg^[15].
• Mike Godwin is recorded as male^[16].
• Mike Godwin's instance of is recorded as human^[17].
• Mike Godwin's ISNI is recorded as 0000000084130048^[18].
• Mike Godwin's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 116140317^[19].
• Mike Godwin's GND ID is recorded as 1146270089^[20].
• Mike Godwin's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n97093958^[21].
• Mike Godwin's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 15021869p^[22].
• Mike Godwin's IdRef ID is recorded as 075661640^[23].
• Mike Godwin's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA11489795^[24].
• Mike Godwin's Commons category is recorded as Mike Godwin^[25].
• Mike Godwin's website account on is recorded as The WELL^[26].
• Mike Godwin's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02pgv6^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in United States^[2], Mike Godwin… he was born on +1956-10-26T00:00:00Z^[3]. English was his native language^[8].

Education

Mike Godwin's education included a stint at Lamar High School^[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include lawyer^[4] and writer^[5]. Employers include Reason^[9], a magazine^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1968^[30], headquartered in Los Angeles^[31]; Electronic Frontier Foundation^[10], a nonprofit organization^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1990^[34], headquartered in San Francisco^[35]; and Center for Democracy and Technology^[11], a nonprofit organization^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1994^[38], headquartered in Washington, D.C.^[39].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Mike Godwin is Godwin's law^[13]. Things named for him include Godwin's law^[40], an internet meme^[41].

Why It Matters

Mike Godwin ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (133 views/month, #7,195 of 1,000,298).^[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42] He is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]

He is credited with the discovery of Godwin's law^[44], an internet meme^[45]. Entities named for him include Godwin's law^[40], an internet meme^[41].

FAQs

Where was Mike Godwin born?

Mike Godwin was born in United States^[2].

What did Mike Godwin do for work?

Mike Godwin worked as lawyer^[4] and writer^[5].

Where did Mike Godwin go to school?

Mike Godwin was educated at Lamar High School^[12].

What did Mike Godwin discover?

Mike Godwin is credited as discoverer of Godwin's law^[44].