Walter Bright

american software developer known for designing compilers
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Walter Bright

Summary

Walter Bright is a human[1]. His place of birth was United States[2]. He was born on +1959-03-10T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as an engineer[4], programmer[5], computer scientist[6], and businessperson[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46 views/month, #7,273 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Walter Bright's place of birth was United States[2].
  • Walter Bright was born on +1959-03-10T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Walter Bright held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Walter Bright worked as an engineer[4].
  • Walter Bright worked as a programmer[5].
  • Walter Bright's professions included computer scientist[6].
  • Walter Bright worked as a businessperson[7].
  • A notable work attributed to Walter Bright is D[10].
  • A notable work attributed to Walter Bright is Classic Empire[11].
  • Walter Bright's image is recorded as WalterBright.jpg[12].
  • Walter Bright is recorded as male[13].
  • Walter Bright's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Walter Bright earned the academic degree of Bachelor of Science[15].
  • Walter Bright's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02b7wk[16].
  • Walter Bright's family name is recorded as Bright[17].
  • Walter Bright's given name is recorded as Walter[18].
  • Walter Bright's official website is recorded as https://www.walterbright.com/[19].
  • Walter Bright's X is recorded as WalterBright[20].
  • Walter Bright's Reddit username is recorded as WalterBright[21].
  • Walter Bright's Hacker News username is recorded as WalterBright[22].
  • Walter Bright's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+4837'}[23].
  • Walter Bright's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+4567'}[24].
  • Walter Bright's Stack Exchange user ID is recorded as 15863[25].

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Origins and Family

Walter Bright's place of birth was United States[2]. He was born on +1959-03-10T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Walter Bright earned the academic degree of Bachelor of Science[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include engineer[4], programmer[5], computer scientist[6], and businessperson[7].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include D[10], an object-based language[26], founded in 2001[27] and Classic Empire[11], a video game[28].

Why It Matters

Walter Bright ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46 views/month, #7,273 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

FAQs

Where was Walter Bright born?

Walter Bright's place of birth was United States[2].

What did Walter Bright do for work?

Walter Bright worked as engineer[4], programmer[5], computer scientist[6], and businessperson[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [10] . wikidata.org.
  16. [11] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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