William John Sullivan

American software programmer
Person human Q2305687
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William John Sullivan

Summary

William John Sullivan is a human[1]. His place of birth was Seattle[2]. He was born on +1976-12-06T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a programmer[4], engineer[5], and computer scientist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • William John Sullivan's place of birth was Seattle[2].
  • William John Sullivan was born on +1976-12-06T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William John Sullivan held citizenship in United States[8].
  • William John Sullivan worked as a programmer[4].
  • William John Sullivan worked as an engineer[5].
  • William John Sullivan's professions included computer scientist[6].
  • William John Sullivan held the position of software maintainer[9].
  • Among William John Sullivan's employers was Q48413[10].
  • William John Sullivan's education included a stint at Michigan State University[11].
  • William John Sullivan was educated at Naropa University[12].
  • William John Sullivan received the O'Reilly Open Source Award[13].
  • William John Sullivan's image is recorded as William John Sullivan at LibrePlanet 2016.png[14].
  • William John Sullivan is recorded as male[15].
  • William John Sullivan's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • William John Sullivan's movement is recorded as free software movement[17].
  • William John Sullivan's Commons category is recorded as William John Sullivan[18].
  • William John Sullivan's residence is recorded as Boston[19].
  • William John Sullivan's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02vyy7z[20].
  • William John Sullivan's family name is recorded as Sullivan[21].
  • William John Sullivan's given name is recorded as William[22].
  • William John Sullivan's official website is recorded as http://wjsullivan.net/[23].
  • William John Sullivan's lifestyle is recorded as veganism[24].
  • William John Sullivan's Prabook ID is recorded as 2237392[25].
  • William John Sullivan's public key fingerprint is recorded as A462 6CBA FF37 6039 D2D7 5544 97BA 9CE7 61A0 963B[26].

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Origins and Family

William John Sullivan was born in Seattle[2]. He was born on +1976-12-06T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Michigan State University[11], a public research university[27], in United States[28], founded in 1855[29], headquartered in East Lansing[30] and Naropa University[12], a university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1974[33].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include programmer[4], engineer[5], and computer scientist[6]. William John Sullivan was employed by Q48413[10]. He held the position of software maintainer[9].

Recognition

William John Sullivan received the O'Reilly Open Source Award[13].

Why It Matters

William John Sullivan ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34]

FAQs

Where was William John Sullivan born?

Born in Seattle[2], William John Sullivan…

What did William John Sullivan do for work?

William John Sullivan worked as programmer[4], engineer[5], and computer scientist[6].

Where did William John Sullivan go to school?

William John Sullivan was educated at Michigan State University[11] and Naropa University[12].

What awards did William John Sullivan receive?

Honors received include O'Reilly Open Source Award[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wjsullivan.net. Retrieved . wjsullivan.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wjsullivan.net. wjsullivan.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . 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.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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