Tom Preston-Werner

Summary

Tom Preston-Werner is a human^[1]. He was born in Dubuque^[2]. He was born on +1979-10-28T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a software developer^[4], computer scientist^[5], businessperson^[6], software engineer^[7], and business executive^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (328 views/month, #7,033 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Tom Preston-Werner's place of birth was Dubuque^[2].
• Tom Preston-Werner was born on +1979-10-28T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Tom Preston-Werner was born on +1979-05-27T00:00:00Z^[10].
• Tom Preston-Werner held citizenship in United States^[11].
• Tom Preston-Werner worked as a software developer^[4].
• Tom Preston-Werner worked as a computer scientist^[5].
• Tom Preston-Werner worked as a businessperson^[6].
• Tom Preston-Werner's professions included software engineer^[7].
• Tom Preston-Werner's professions included business executive^[8].
• Tom Preston-Werner's professions included programmer^[12].
• Among Tom Preston-Werner's employers was Gravatar^[13].
• Tom Preston-Werner was employed by Powerset^[14].
• Tom Preston-Werner was employed by Q28771536^[15].
• Tom Preston-Werner was educated at Dubuque Senior High School^[16].
• Tom Preston-Werner's education included a stint at Harvey Mudd College^[17].
• A notable work attributed to Tom Preston-Werner is TOML^[18].
• Tom Preston-Werner's image is recorded as Tom Preston-Werner.jpg^[19].
• Tom Preston-Werner is recorded as male^[20].
• Tom Preston-Werner's instance of is recorded as human^[21].
• Tom Preston-Werner's Commons category is recorded as Tom Preston-Werner^[22].
• Tom Preston-Werner's residence is recorded as San Francisco^[23].
• Tom Preston-Werner's residence is recorded as United States^[24].
• Tom Preston-Werner's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0hmxq0d^[25].
• Tom Preston-Werner's given name is recorded as Tom^[26].
• Tom Preston-Werner's official website is recorded as https://tom.preston-werner.com^[27].

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Origins and Family

Tom Preston-Werner's place of birth was Dubuque^[2]. Recorded date of birth include +1979-10-28T00:00:00Z^[3] and +1979-05-27T00:00:00Z^[10].

Education

Educated at Dubuque Senior High School^[16], a high school^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1923^[30] and Harvey Mudd College^[17], a liberal arts college in the United States^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1955^[33], headquartered in Claremont^[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include software developer^[4], computer scientist^[5], businessperson^[6], software engineer^[7], business executive^[8], and programmer^[12]. Employers include Gravatar^[13], a website^[35]; Powerset^[14], a business^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 2005^[38], headquartered in San Francisco^[39]; and Q28771536^[15].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Tom Preston-Werner is TOML^[18]. Things named for him include TOML^[40], a file format^[41], founded in 2013^[42].

Why It Matters

Tom Preston-Werner ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (328 views/month, #7,033 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]

Entities named for him include TOML^[40], a file format^[41], founded in 2013^[42].

FAQs

Where was Tom Preston-Werner born?

Born in Dubuque^[2], Tom Preston-Werner…

What did Tom Preston-Werner do for work?

Tom Preston-Werner worked as software developer^[4], computer scientist^[5], businessperson^[6], software engineer^[7], and business executive^[8].

Where did Tom Preston-Werner go to school?

Tom Preston-Werner was educated at Dubuque Senior High School^[16] and Harvey Mudd College^[17].