Rasmus Lerdorf

Danish programmer and creator of PHP
Person human Q92768
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Rasmus Lerdorf

Summary

Rasmus Lerdorf is a human[1]. His place of birth was Qeqertarsuaq[2]. He was born on +1968-11-22T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a programmer[4], computer scientist[5], and engineer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (86 views/month, #7,233 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Rasmus Lerdorf's place of birth was Qeqertarsuaq[2].
  • Rasmus Lerdorf was born on +1968-11-22T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Rasmus Lerdorf held citizenship in Kingdom of Denmark[8].
  • Rasmus Lerdorf worked as a programmer[4].
  • Rasmus Lerdorf worked as a computer scientist[5].
  • Rasmus Lerdorf worked as an engineer[6].
  • Rasmus Lerdorf's field of work was programmer[9].
  • Rasmus Lerdorf was employed by Etsy[10].
  • Rasmus Lerdorf was educated at University of Waterloo[11].
  • Rasmus Lerdorf was educated at King City Secondary School[12].
  • A notable work attributed to Rasmus Lerdorf is PHP[13].
  • Rasmus Lerdorf was a member of PHP Group[14].
  • Rasmus Lerdorf's image is recorded as Rasmus Lerdorf August 2014 (cropped).JPG[15].
  • Rasmus Lerdorf is recorded as male[16].
  • Rasmus Lerdorf's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Rasmus Lerdorf's ISNI is recorded as 0000000117881471[18].
  • Rasmus Lerdorf's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 165765788[19].
  • Rasmus Lerdorf's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n99252851[20].
  • Rasmus Lerdorf's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 135666463[21].
  • Rasmus Lerdorf's IdRef ID is recorded as 052590178[22].
  • Rasmus Lerdorf's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA16341747[23].
  • Rasmus Lerdorf's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00842997[24].
  • Rasmus Lerdorf's Commons category is recorded as Rasmus Lerdorf[25].
  • Rasmus Lerdorf's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02cv3b[26].
  • Rasmus Lerdorf's Open Library ID is recorded as OL1437281A[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Qeqertarsuaq[2], Rasmus Lerdorf… he was born on +1968-11-22T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at University of Waterloo[11], a public research university[28], in Canada[29], founded in 1956[30], headquartered in Waterloo[31] and King City Secondary School[12], a high school[32], in Canada[33], founded in 1961[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include programmer[4], computer scientist[5], and engineer[6]. Rasmus Lerdorf's field of work was programmer[9]. Among his employers was Etsy[10].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Rasmus Lerdorf is PHP[13].

Why It Matters

Rasmus Lerdorf ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (86 views/month, #7,233 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was Rasmus Lerdorf born?

Rasmus Lerdorf was born in Qeqertarsuaq[2].

What did Rasmus Lerdorf do for work?

Rasmus Lerdorf worked as programmer[4], computer scientist[5], and engineer[6].

Where did Rasmus Lerdorf go to school?

Rasmus Lerdorf was educated at University of Waterloo[11] and King City Secondary School[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [15] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [17] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [24] . wikidata.org.
  20. [25] . wikidata.org.
  21. [14] . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . openlibrary.org. Retrieved . openlibrary.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [13] . wikidata.org.

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. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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