Simon Josefsson

Swedish computer scientist
Person human Q82550549
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Simon Josefsson

Summary

Simon Josefsson is a human[1]. He worked as a computer scientist[2].

Key Facts

  • Simon Josefsson held citizenship in Sweden[3].
  • Swedish was Simon Josefsson's native language[4].
  • Simon Josefsson's professions included computer scientist[2].
  • Simon Josefsson held the position of GNU SASL maintainer[5].
  • Simon Josefsson held the position of Libtasn1 maintainer[6].
  • Simon Josefsson held the position of GNU Shishi maintainer[7].
  • Simon Josefsson held the position of Inetutils maintainer[8].
  • A notable work attributed to Simon Josefsson is GNU Libidn[9].
  • A notable work attributed to Simon Josefsson is GNU SASL[10].
  • A notable work attributed to Simon Josefsson is GNU Shishi[11].
  • A notable work attributed to Simon Josefsson is GNU Generic Security Service[12].
  • Simon Josefsson received the Nordic Free Software Award[13].
  • Simon Josefsson was a member of GNU Advisory Committee[14].
  • Simon Josefsson was a member of GNU Project[15].
  • Simon Josefsson was a member of Q48413[16].
  • Simon Josefsson was a member of Free Software Foundation Europe[17].
  • Simon Josefsson was a member of International Association for Cryptologic Research[18].
  • Simon Josefsson is recorded as male[19].
  • Simon Josefsson's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Simon Josefsson's movement is recorded as free software movement[21].
  • Simon Josefsson's residence is recorded as Stockholm[22].
  • Simon Josefsson's website account on is recorded as GNU Savannah[23].
  • Simon Josefsson's Open Library ID is recorded as OL7795135A[24].
  • Simon Josefsson's family name is recorded as Josefsson[25].
  • Simon Josefsson's given name is recorded as Simon[26].

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Origins and Family

Swedish was Simon Josefsson's native language[4].

Career and Affiliations

Simon Josefsson's professions included computer scientist[2]. Positions held include GNU SASL maintainer[5], Libtasn1 maintainer[6], GNU Shishi maintainer[7], and Inetutils maintainer[8].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include GNU Libidn[9], a software library[27], founded in 2002[28]; GNU SASL[10], a software library[29]; GNU Shishi[11], a software library[30], founded in 2002[31]; and GNU Generic Security Service[12], a software library[32], founded in 2003[33].

Recognition

Simon Josefsson received the Nordic Free Software Award[13].

FAQs

What did Simon Josefsson do for work?

Simon Josefsson worked as computer scientist[2].

What awards did Simon Josefsson receive?

Honors received include Nordic Free Software Award[13].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [19] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [2] . wikidata.org.
  10. [21] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . blogs.fsfe.org. Retrieved . blogs.fsfe.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . gnu.org. Retrieved . gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . GNU's Who. Retrieved . gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . josefsson.org. Retrieved . josefsson.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . josefsson.org. Retrieved . josefsson.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . josefsson.org. Retrieved . josefsson.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . GNU's Who. Retrieved . gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . wikidata.org.
  19. [24] . wikidata.org.
  20. [25] . wikidata.org.
  21. [26] . wikidata.org.
  22. [9] . GNU's Who. Retrieved . gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [10] . GNU's Who. Retrieved . gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [11] . GNU's Who. Retrieved . gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [12] . GNU's Who. Retrieved . gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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