Pekka Himanen

Finnish philosopher
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Pekka Himanen

Summary

Pekka Himanen is a human[1]. He was born in Helsinki[2]. He was born on +1973-10-19T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a philosopher[4] and computer scientist[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Pekka Himanen was born in Helsinki[2].
  • Pekka Himanen was born on +1973-10-19T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Pekka Himanen held citizenship in Finland[7].
  • Pekka Himanen worked as a philosopher[4].
  • Pekka Himanen's professions included computer scientist[5].
  • Pekka Himanen's field of work was philosophy[8].
  • Among Pekka Himanen's employers was University of California, Berkeley[9].
  • Pekka Himanen's education included a stint at University of Helsinki[10].
  • Pekka Himanen's image is recorded as Palestra de Pekka Himanen - The Hacker Ethic- What Drives Human Action at Its Best?.jpg[11].
  • Pekka Himanen is recorded as male[12].
  • Pekka Himanen's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Pekka Himanen's ISNI is recorded as 0000000109504502[14].
  • Pekka Himanen's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 5064732[15].
  • Pekka Himanen's GND ID is recorded as 123246970[16].
  • Pekka Himanen's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n97008694[17].
  • Pekka Himanen's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12995672k[18].
  • Pekka Himanen's IdRef ID is recorded as 057196982[19].
  • Pekka Himanen's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA13351165[20].
  • Pekka Himanen's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00870418[21].
  • Pekka Himanen's Commons category is recorded as Pekka Himanen[22].
  • Pekka Himanen's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01qlvt[23].
  • Pekka Himanen's Open Library ID is recorded as OL2645106A[24].
  • Pekka Himanen's family name is recorded as Himanen[25].
  • Pekka Himanen's given name is recorded as Pekka[26].
  • Pekka Himanen's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 215875427[27].

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Origins and Family

Pekka Himanen's place of birth was Helsinki[2]. He was born on +1973-10-19T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Pekka Himanen's education included a stint at University of Helsinki[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include philosopher[4] and computer scientist[5]. Pekka Himanen's field of work was philosophy[8]. He was employed by University of California, Berkeley[9].

Why It Matters

Pekka Himanen ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Works attributed to him include The Hacker Ethic[30], a written work[31], written by him[32].

FAQs

Where was Pekka Himanen born?

Pekka Himanen was born in Helsinki[2].

What did Pekka Himanen do for work?

Pekka Himanen worked as philosopher[4] and computer scientist[5].

Where did Pekka Himanen go to school?

Pekka Himanen was educated at University of Helsinki[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . CiNii Research. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Open Library. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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