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Samuel Jacob Klein

American physicist, programmer, speaker, technologist and knowledge curator
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Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
1978
Place of birth
Houston
Country of citizenship
United States[7]
Occupation
physicist, programmer, technologist, Wikimedian
Employer
One Laptop per Child, Knowledge Futures Group[8][9]
Educated at
Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology[10][11]
Official website
blogs.harvard.edu[15]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[24]
Family name
Klein[13]
Given name
Samuel[14]
Member of
Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees
Participant in
Category:Wikimedia Developer Summit 2018, Wikimedia Conference 2012, Wikimedia Conference 2018, Wikimania 2019, مختبر ويكيميديا للمستقبل, WikiConference North America 2019, Wikimania 2014, Wikimania 2026[16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23]
Social media followers
332 (331–4.2k, n=4)[25][26][27][28]
🏷️ Also known as
en Samuel J Klein en SJ Klein en Samuel Klein en Sam J. Klein en Sam Klein ar صموئيل جاكوب كلاين cs Samuel Klein da Samuel Jacob Klein he סמואל ג'ייקוב קליין ro Samuel J Klein
🔖 Identifiers · 7
ORCID iD
0000-0002-1626-4444
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Samuel Klein Nov 2010.JPG ↗
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/11j3ww18x4
IMDb ID
nm9295703
LinkedIn personal profile ID
sjklein
Mastodon address
metasj@mathstodon.xyz
X (Twitter) username
metasj

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Occupation 3
physicist, programmer, software engineer
Educated at 2
Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Participated in 2
Wikimania 2015, Wikimania 2016
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Employer 1
One Laptop per Child
Family name 1
Klein
Given name 1
Samuel
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of 1
Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees
Place of birth 1
Houston
Sex or gender 1
male
← SNARC ID 1
Ndi Oji Abam
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Summary

Samuel Jacob Klein was born in 1978[1], in Houston[2]. He has worked as a physicist[3], programmer[4], technologist[5], and Wikimedian[6].

FAQs

Where was Samuel Jacob Klein born?

Samuel Jacob Klein's place of birth was Houston[2].

What did Samuel Jacob Klein do for work?

Samuel Jacob Klein worked as a physicist[3], programmer[4], technologist[5], and Wikimedian[6].

Where did Samuel Jacob Klein go to school?

Samuel Jacob Klein was educated at Harvard University[10] and Massachusetts Institute of Technology[11].

Related Entities

Massachusetts Institute of Technology programmer software engineer United States

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [11] ↑ . LinkedIn. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . meta.wikimedia.org. meta.wikimedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . knowledgefutures.org. Retrieved . knowledgefutures.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . mediawiki.org. mediawiki.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · P858snake · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Added reference: Participant in: Wikimania 2026, #temporary_batch_1793461128263"
  2. 13d ago · P858snake · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Participant in → Category:Wikimedia Developer Summit 2018, Wikimedia Conference 2012, Wikimedia Conference 2018 +3
    "Created claim: Participant in: Wikimania 2026, #temporary_batch_1793461128263"
  3. 24w ago · P858snake · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Participant in → Category:Wikimedia Developer Summit 2018, Wikimedia Conference 2012, Wikimedia Conference 2018 +3
    "Created claim: Participant in: Wikimania 2019, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1779509619641"
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