Ron Jeffries

American computer scientist
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Ron Jeffries

Summary

Ron Jeffries is a human[1]. His place of birth was Washington, D.C.[2]. He was born on +1939-12-26T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a computer scientist[4], engineer[5], and programmer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month, #7,275 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Washington, D.C.[2], Ron Jeffries…
  • Ron Jeffries was born on +1939-12-26T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Ron Jeffries held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Ron Jeffries worked as a computer scientist[4].
  • Ron Jeffries worked as an engineer[5].
  • Ron Jeffries worked as a programmer[6].
  • Ron Jeffries's field of work was informatics[9].
  • Ron Jeffries's field of work was computer science[10].
  • Ron Jeffries's image is recorded as Ron Jeffries.jpg[11].
  • Ron Jeffries is recorded as male[12].
  • Ron Jeffries's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Ron Jeffries's ISNI is recorded as 0000000114732155[14].
  • Ron Jeffries's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 58449792[15].
  • Ron Jeffries's GND ID is recorded as 1290211507[16].
  • Ron Jeffries's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2003015303[17].
  • Ron Jeffries's IdRef ID is recorded as 110417046[18].
  • Ron Jeffries's Commons category is recorded as Ron Jeffries[19].
  • Ron Jeffries's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/026mxq5[20].
  • Ron Jeffries's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as mzk2015886736[21].
  • Ron Jeffries's family name is recorded as Jeffries[22].
  • Ron Jeffries's given name is recorded as Ron[23].
  • Ron Jeffries's official website is recorded as http://www.XProgramming.com[24].
  • Ron Jeffries's BIBSYS ID is recorded as 90176804[25].
  • Ron Jeffries's NUKAT ID is recorded as n2005079631[26].
  • Ron Jeffries's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Washington, D.C.[2], Ron Jeffries… he was born on +1939-12-26T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[4], engineer[5], and programmer[6]. Fields of work include informatics[9], an academic major[28], founded in 1957[29] and computer science[10], an academic discipline[30].

Why It Matters

Ron Jeffries ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month, #7,275 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31]

Works attributed to him include Agile Manifesto[32], a manifesto[33], written by Kent Beck[34].

FAQs

Where was Ron Jeffries born?

Born in Washington, D.C.[2], Ron Jeffries…

What did Ron Jeffries do for work?

Ron Jeffries worked as computer scientist[4], engineer[5], and programmer[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [32] . 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. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [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. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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