Poul-Henning Kamp

Danish software developer
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Poul-Henning Kamp

Summary

Poul-Henning Kamp is a human[1]. Born in Kingdom of Denmark[2], he… he was born on +1966-01-20T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a computer scientist[4] and engineer[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (42 views/month, #7,259 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Poul-Henning Kamp's place of birth was Kingdom of Denmark[2].
  • Poul-Henning Kamp was born on +1966-01-20T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Poul-Henning Kamp held citizenship in Kingdom of Denmark[7].
  • Poul-Henning Kamp worked as a computer scientist[4].
  • Poul-Henning Kamp worked as an engineer[5].
  • Poul-Henning Kamp was employed by self-employment[8].
  • A notable work attributed to Poul-Henning Kamp is Q1602447[9].
  • A notable work attributed to Poul-Henning Kamp is FreeBSD[10].
  • A notable work attributed to Poul-Henning Kamp is FreeBSD jail[11].
  • Poul-Henning Kamp was a member of FreeBSD[12].
  • Poul-Henning Kamp's image is recorded as Poul-Henning Kamp in Wellington, New Zealand -- February 2013 (cropped).jpg[13].
  • Poul-Henning Kamp is recorded as male[14].
  • Poul-Henning Kamp's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Poul-Henning Kamp's Commons category is recorded as Poul-Henning Kamp[16].
  • Poul-Henning Kamp's residence is recorded as Slagelse Municipality[17].
  • Poul-Henning Kamp's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05_5sj[18].
  • Poul-Henning Kamp's family name is recorded as Kamp[19].
  • Poul-Henning Kamp's official website is recorded as https://people.freebsd.org/~phk/[20].
  • Poul-Henning Kamp's official website is recorded as https://phk.freebsd.dk/[21].
  • Poul-Henning Kamp's ACM Digital Library author ID is recorded as 81100230469[22].
  • Poul-Henning Kamp's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Danish[23].
  • Poul-Henning Kamp's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].
  • Poul-Henning Kamp's official blog URL is recorded as https://ing.dk/blogs/phloggen[25].
  • Poul-Henning Kamp's official blog URL is recorded as https://www.version2.dk/blogs/poulhenningkamp[26].
  • Poul-Henning Kamp's Google Scholar author ID is recorded as DFPXJJMAAAAJ[27].

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Origins and Family

Poul-Henning Kamp's place of birth was Kingdom of Denmark[2]. He was born on +1966-01-20T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[4] and engineer[5]. Among Poul-Henning Kamp's employers was self-employment[8].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Q1602447[9]; FreeBSD[10], a BSD[28], founded in 1993[29]; and FreeBSD jail[11], an operating system component[30].

Why It Matters

Poul-Henning Kamp ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (42 views/month, #7,259 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Works attributed to him include Beerware[33], a free software license[34], written by him[35].

FAQs

Where was Poul-Henning Kamp born?

Poul-Henning Kamp's place of birth was Kingdom of Denmark[2].

What did Poul-Henning Kamp do for work?

Poul-Henning Kamp worked as computer scientist[4] and engineer[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . bxr.su. bxr.su. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . bxr.su. bxr.su. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . wikidata.org.
  15. [9] . wikidata.org.
  16. [10] . wikidata.org.
  17. [11] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] . 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. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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