Tim Bray

Canadian software developer (b. 1955)
Person human Q1502402
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Tim Bray

Summary

Tim Bray is a human[1]. Born in Canada[2], he… he was born on +1955-06-21T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a computer scientist[4] and blogger[5]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (75 views/month, #7,238 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Tim Bray was born in Canada[2].
  • Tim Bray was born on +1955-06-21T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Tim Bray held citizenship in Canada[7].
  • Tim Bray worked as a computer scientist[4].
  • Tim Bray worked as a blogger[5].
  • Tim Bray was employed by University of Waterloo[8].
  • Among Tim Bray's employers was Waterloo Maple[9].
  • Tim Bray was employed by Open Text Corporation[10].
  • Tim Bray was educated at University of Guelph[11].
  • Tim Bray was a member of W3C XML Working Group[12].
  • Tim Bray's image is recorded as Tim Bray.jpg[13].
  • Tim Bray is recorded as male[14].
  • Tim Bray's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Tim Bray's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 156144928061954340015[16].
  • Tim Bray's Commons category is recorded as Tim Bray[17].
  • Tim Bray's residence is recorded as Vancouver[18].
  • Tim Bray's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03c_c9[19].
  • Tim Bray's family name is recorded as Bray[20].
  • Tim Bray's given name is recorded as Tim[21].
  • Tim Bray's official website is recorded as https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/[22].
  • Tim Bray's ACM Digital Library author ID is recorded as 81100100902[23].
  • Tim Bray's work location is recorded as Toronto[24].
  • Tim Bray's work location is recorded as Waterloo[25].
  • Tim Bray's Scopus author ID is recorded as 7005608515[26].
  • Tim Bray's Notable Names Database ID is recorded as 748/000026670[27].

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Origins and Family

Tim Bray's place of birth was Canada[2]. He was born on +1955-06-21T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Tim Bray was educated at University of Guelph[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[4] and blogger[5]. Employers include University of Waterloo[8], a public research university[28], in Canada[29], founded in 1956[30], headquartered in Waterloo[31]; Waterloo Maple[9], a business[32], founded in 1988[33], headquartered in Waterloo[34]; and Open Text Corporation[10], a business[35], in Canada[36], founded in 1991[37], headquartered in Waterloo[38].

Why It Matters

Tim Bray ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (75 views/month, #7,238 of 1,000,298).[6]

Works attributed to him include XML[39], a markup language[40], founded in 1998[41], written by Michael Sperberg-McQueen[42].

FAQs

Where was Tim Bray born?

Tim Bray was born in Canada[2].

What did Tim Bray do for work?

Tim Bray worked as computer scientist[4] and blogger[5].

Where did Tim Bray go to school?

Tim Bray was educated at University of Guelph[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . Q2509411. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Google Knowledge Graph. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] . Google Knowledge Graph. 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. [39] . 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. [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
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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