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Linus Torvalds

  • Helsinki: December 28, 1969 celebration
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  • account_circle Username

    Linus Torvalds  

  • flag Country

    United States, Finland  

  • wc Gender

    Male  

  • badge Full Name

    Linus Torvalds

  • assignment_ind Surname

    Linus Benedict Torvalds  

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  • celebration Date of birth

    Helsinki: December 28, 1969  

  • language Official Website

    https://torvalds-family.blogspot.com  

  • engineering Field of Work

    1. software engineer
     

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  • person_book Student

     

  • school Education

    1. Svenska normallyceum
    2. University of Helsinki
     

  • trophy Awards & Honors

    1. Millennium Technology Prize (2012)
    2. IEEE Masaru Ibuka Consumer Electronics Award (2018)
    3. doctor honoris causa of the University of Helsinki (2000)
    4. Nokia Foundation Recognition Award
    5. European of the Year (2001)
    6. Lovelace Medal (2000)
    7. Computer History Museum fellow (2008)
    8. Internet Hall of Fame (2012)
    9. EFF Award (1998)
    10. Computer Pioneer Award (2014)
    11. Suuret suomalaiset
    12. honorary doctor of Stockholm University (1999)
     

  • social_leaderboard Notable Works

    1. Linux kernel
    2. Git
    3. Subsurface
     
  • Finnish software engineer | Millennium Technology Prize (2012), IEEE Masaru Ibuka Consumer Electronics Award (2018), doctor honoris causa of the University of

1. Linus Torvalds

  • Helsinki: December 28, 1969 celebration

Finnish software engineer | Millennium Technology Prize (2012), IEEE Masaru Ibuka Consumer Electronics Award (2018), doctor honoris causa of the University of

2. Douglas W. Small

  • December 28, 1965 celebration

American Navy admiral | Marquette University (1988), Naval Postgraduate School (1997) | December 28, 1965 - Caledonia Springs: February 3, 1852 | Douglas W.

3. Christiane Tretter

  • December 28, 1964 celebration

German mathematician and mathematical physicist | Richard von Mises Prize (1995), Linear Algebra and its Applications (LAA) Lecture (2022) | University of Regensburg

4. Teresa Rodrigo Anoro

  • Almacelles: December 28, 1956 celebration
  • Santander: April 21, 2020 deceased

Spanish scientist and physicist | Autonomous University of Madrid, University of Zaragoza | Almacelles: December 28, 1956 - Santander: April 21, 2020 | Teresa

5. Robert Calderbank

  • Bridgwater: December 28, 1954 celebration

British mathematician, computer scientist | Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (2021), Fellow of the American Association for the

6. Axel Börsch-Supan (Axel Borsch-Supan)

  • Darmstadt: December 28, 1954 celebration

German mathematician and economist | University of Bonn, Rabanus-Maurus-Gymnasium, Ludwig-Maximilian-University in Munich, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

7. Lino Barañao (Lino Baranao)

  • Buenos Aires: December 28, 1953 celebration

Argentine politician | Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (2009) | University of Buenos Aires, Pennsylvania State University | Buenos Aires

8. Carmen Magallón (Carmen Magallon)

  • Alcañiz: December 28, 1951 celebration

Spanish physicist | University of Zaragoza | Alcañiz: December 28, 1951 - March 20, 2014 | Carmen Magallón - Carmen Magallón Portolés (Carmen Magallon)

9. Frank Kelly

  • December 28, 1950 celebration

British mathematician | Commander of the Order of the British Empire (2012), Guy Medal in Silver (1989), Fellow of the Royal Society (1989), IEEE Koji

10. Clifford Cocks

  • Prestbury: December 28, 1950 celebration

British cryptographer | Fellow of the Royal Society (2015), Companion of the Order of the Bath | King's College, The Manchester Grammar School | Prestbury

11. Valery P. Gusynin

  • Shchyokino (town), Tula Oblast: December 28, 1948 celebration

Ukrainian physicist | State Prize of Ukraine in Science and Technology (2006), Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class (2022) | Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

12. Kary Mullis

  • Lenoir: December 28, 1944 celebration
  • Newport Beach: August 7, 2019 deceased

American biochemist, Nobel Prize winner, AIDS denialist, climate change denialist (1944–2019) | ASHG Lifetime Achievement Award (1990), Canada Gairdner

13. Antoine Bodar

  • 's-Hertogenbosch: December 28, 1944 celebration

Dutch columnist, philosopher, theologian and priest | 's-Hertogenbosch: December 28, 1944 - Hitzacker: November 8, 1978 | Antoine Bodar | 's-Hertogenbosch

14. Ted Hill

  • Flatbush: December 28, 1943 celebration

mathematician | Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (1999) | Stanford University, United States Military Academy, University of California, Berkeley

15. Josef Kubát (Josef Kubat)

  • December 28, 1942 celebration

December 28, 1942 - Spillville: November 13, 1965 | Josef Kubát (Josef Kubat) | December 28, 1942 - Spillville: November 13, 1965

16. Emanuele Samek Lodovici

  • Messina: December 28, 1942 celebration
  • Milan: May 5, 1981 deceased

Italian philosopher (1942-1981) | Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore | Messina: December 28, 1942 - Milan: May 5, 1981 | Emanuele Samek Lodovici | Messina

17. Mikhail Tolstoy

  • Saint Petersburg: December 28, 1940 celebration

Russian physicist | Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Faculty of Physics, State University of Saint Petersbourg

18. Peter M. Neumann

  • Oxford: December 28, 1940 celebration
  • Oxford: December 18, 2020 deceased

mathematician (1940–2020) | Officer of the Order of the British Empire (2008), Paul R. Halmos - Lester R. Ford Awards (1987), Senior Whitehead Prize (2003)

19. Wolfgang Thonke

  • Piła: December 28, 1938 celebration
  • Strausberg: January 22, 2019 deceased

Major general, last “Deputy commanding general of the NPA Air Force F/Air Defense Force”, today journalist (1938–2019) | Patriotic Order of Merit in

20. Philipp Sonntag

  • Halle (Saale): December 28, 1938 celebration

German author | Halle (Saale): December 28, 1938 - January 2, 1937 | Philipp Sonntag | Halle (Saale): December 28, 1938 - January 2, 1937

21. Wilhelm Römer (Wilhelm Romer)

  • Liebenstein: December 28, 1938 celebration

German chemist | Liebenstein: December 28, 1938 - Lima: October 5, 1885 | Wilhelm Römer (Wilhelm Romer) | Liebenstein: December 28, 1938 - Lima: October 5, 1885

22. Alistair Shand Campbell

  • Dunedin: December 28, 1935 celebration
  • Lincoln: October 3, 2015 deceased

New Zealand soil scientist (1935–2015) | Fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Chemistry | University of Canterbury | Dunedin: December 28, 1935 - Lincoln

23. Anatoly Vershik

  • Saint Petersburg: December 28, 1933 celebration
  • Saint Petersburg: February 14, 2024 deceased

Russian mathematician (1933–2024) | Humboldt Prize (2007), Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2013) | Saint Petersburg State University | Saint

24. Raimond Castaing

  • Monaco: December 28, 1921 celebration
  • Clamart: April 10, 1998 deceased

French physicist (1921–1998) | Prix Félix-Robin (1965), Blondel Medal (1960), Roebling Medal (1977), John Price Wetherill Medal (1960), CNRS Gold medal

25. Elfyn Richards

  • Barry: December 28, 1914 celebration
  • September 7, 1995 deceased

British aerospace engineer | St John's College | Barry: December 28, 1914 - September 7, 1995 | Elfyn Richards | Barry: December 28, 1914 - September 7, 1995

26. Wolfgang von Leyden

  • December 28, 1911 celebration
  • September 4, 2004 deceased

German political philosopher (1911-2004) | December 28, 1911 - September 4, 2004 | Wolfgang von Leyden | December 28, 1911 - September 4, 2004

27. Harold Rhodes

  • San Fernando: December 28, 1910 celebration
  • Canoga Park: December 17, 2000 deceased

American inventor (1910-2000) | San Fernando: December 28, 1910 - Canoga Park: December 17, 2000 | Harold Rhodes | San Fernando: December 28, 1910 - Canoga

28. John von Neumann

  • Budapest: December 28, 1903 celebration
  • Walter Reed Army Medical Center: February 8, 1957 deceased

Hungarian and American mathematician and physicist (1903–1957) | Enrico Fermi Award (1956), Silliman Memorial Lectures (1955), Albert Einstein Award (1956)

29. Mortimer J. Adler

  • New York City: December 28, 1902 celebration
  • San Mateo: June 28, 2001 deceased

American philosopher, author and educator | Aquinas Medal (1976), John Jay Award, Charles Frankel Prize (1990), National Humanities Medal, St. Louis Literary

30. Carl-Gustaf Rossby

  • Adolf Fredriks parish: December 28, 1898 celebration
  • Gustav Vasa parish: August 19, 1957 deceased

Swedish and American meteorologist (1898–1957) | Symons Gold Medal (1953), Carl-Gustaf Rossby Research Medal (1953), International Meteorological

31. Henryk Gustaw Lauer

  • December 28, 1890 celebration

December 28, 1890 - Warsaw: April 6, 1967 | Henryk Gustaw Lauer | December 28, 1890 - Warsaw: April 6, 1967

32. Nikołaj Iczenko (Nikolaj Iczenko)

  • December 28, 1889 celebration

Order of the Badge of Honour, Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic

33. Pyotr Kabanov

  • December 28, 1888 celebration
  • Soviet Union: November 11, 1974 deceased

Russian historian (1888–1974) | Honored Scientist of the RSFSR | December 28, 1888 - Soviet Union: November 11, 1974 | Pyotr Kabanov | December 28, 1888

34. Arthur Eddington

  • Kendal: December 28, 1882 celebration
  • Cambridge: November 22, 1944 deceased

British astrophysicist (1882-1944) | Order of Merit (1938), Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi, Officer of the Order of the British Empire

35. Hans Zickendraht

  • Basel: December 28, 1881 celebration
  • Basel: June 3, 1956 deceased

Swiss physicist (1881-1956) | Basel: December 28, 1881 - Basel: June 3, 1956 | Hans Zickendraht | Basel: December 28, 1881 - Basel: June 3, 1956

36. Torahiko Terada

  • Kōjimachi-ku: December 28, 1878 celebration
  • Hongō-ku: December 31, 1935 deceased

Japanese physicist (1878–1935) | Imperial Prize of Japan Academy (1917) | Disasters come when they are forgotten. | Fifth High School, Tokyo Imperial University

37. Julij Nardin

  • December 28, 1877 celebration

December 28, 1877 - New York City: December 13, 1983 | Julij Nardin | December 28, 1877 - New York City: December 13, 1983

38. Władysław Spasowski (Wladyslaw Spasowski)

  • December 28, 1877 celebration

December 28, 1877 - July 18, 2013 | Władysław Spasowski (Wladyslaw Spasowski) | December 28, 1877 - July 18, 2013

39. Conrad Habicht

  • Schaffhausen: December 28, 1876 celebration
  • Schaffhausen: October 23, 1958 deceased

1876-1958) | Schaffhausen: December 28, 1876 - Schaffhausen: October 23, 1958 | Conrad Habicht | Schaffhausen: December 28, 1876 - Schaffhausen: October 23, 1958

40. William Draper Harkins

  • Titusville: December 28, 1873 celebration
  • Chicago: March 7, 1951 deceased

American chemist (1873-1951) | Willard Gibbs Award (1928) | Stanford University | Titusville: December 28, 1873 - Chicago: March 7, 1951 | William Draper

41. Vasily Kedrovskiy

  • Vladimir Governorate: December 28, 1865 celebration
  • Moscow: December 4, 1937 deceased

scientist | Medical faculty of Moscow University | Vladimir Governorate: December 28, 1865 - Moscow: December 4, 1937 | Vasily Kedrovskiy | Vladimir

42. Claude Guichard

  • Azé: December 28, 1861 celebration
  • Paris: May 6, 1924 deceased

French mathematician (1861-1924) | Poncelet Prize (1906), Concours général | École Normale Supérieure | Azé: December 28, 1861 - Paris: May 6, 1924

43. Jan Laichter

  • Dobruška: December 28, 1858 celebration
  • Prague: October 11, 1946 deceased

Czech publisher (1858–1946) | Dobruška: December 28, 1858 - Prague: October 11, 1946 | Jan Laichter (Jan Dobroch) | Dobruška: December 28, 1858 - Prague

44. Leonardo Torres Queved

  • Santa Cruz: December 28, 1852 celebration
  • Madrid: December 18, 1936 deceased

Spanish engineer (1852-1936) | Echegaray Medal (1916), Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III (1921), Grand cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso XII (1906)

45. Åke Ekstrand (Ake Ekstrand)

  • Gränna cityparish: December 28, 1846 celebration
  • Adolf Fredriks parish: April 9, 1933 deceased

Swedish chemist (1846–1933) | Uppsala University | Gränna cityparish: December 28, 1846 - Adolf Fredriks parish: April 9, 1933 | Åke Ekstrand (Ake

46. Friedrich Fehrs

  • Sinzig: December 28, 1841 celebration
  • Saarlouis: October 9, 1908 deceased

Dr. phil. Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena 1866 | University of Jena | Sinzig: December 28, 1841 - Saarlouis: October 9, 1908 | Friedrich Fehrs | Sinzig

47. Tobias Robert Thalén (Tobias Robert Thalen)

  • Köping: December 28, 1827 celebration
  • Uppsala Cathedral Assembly: July 27, 1905 deceased

Swedish physicist and astronomer (1827–1905) | Rumford Medal (1884) | Köping: December 28, 1827 - Uppsala Cathedral Assembly: July 27, 1905 | Tobias Robert

48. Carl Remigius Fresenius

  • Frankfurt: December 28, 1818 celebration
  • Wiesbaden: June 11, 1897 deceased

German chemist (1818-1897) | honorary citizenship | University of Marburg, University of Bonn, Musterschule, University of Giessen, Lessing-Gymnasium

49. John Bennet Lawes

  • Hertfordshire: December 28, 1814 celebration
  • Hertfordshire: August 31, 1900 deceased

British scientist who invented synthetic fertilizer (1814-1900) | Albert Medal (1893), Fellow of the Royal Society, Royal Medal (1867) | Eton College, Brasenose College

50. Athanase Dupré (Athanase Dupre)

  • Cerisiers: December 28, 1808 celebration
  • Rennes: August 10, 1869 deceased

French mathematician and physicist (1808–1869) | Knight of the Legion of Honour (1863) | Dupré equation, Young–Dupré Equation | Cerisiers: December 28

51. Thomas James Henderson

  • Dundee: December 28, 1798 celebration
  • Edinburgh: November 23, 1844 deceased

Scottish lawyer, astronomer and mathematician (1798-1844) | Fellow of the Royal Society, Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | High School of Dundee

52. Alexander John Forsyth

  • Belhelvie: December 28, 1769 celebration
  • Aberdeenshire: June 11, 1843 deceased

British clergyman and inventor (1769-1843) | University of Aberdeen | Belhelvie: December 28, 1769 - Aberdeenshire: June 11, 1843 | Alexander John Forsyth

53. Justus Claproth

  • Kassel: December 28, 1728 celebration
  • Göttingen: February 20, 1805 deceased

German lawyer | University of Göttingen | Kassel: December 28, 1728 - Göttingen: February 20, 1805 | Justus Claproth | Kassel: December 28, 1728

54. Heinrich Klausing

  • Herford: December 28, 1675 celebration
  • Leipzig: October 2, 1745 deceased

German mathematician, astronomer and theologian (1675-1745) | Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg | Herford: December 28, 1675 - Leipzig: October 2, 1745

55. Philippe Naudé l'Ancien (Philippe Naude l'Ancien)

  • Metz: December 28, 1654 celebration
  • Berlin: March 7, 1729 deceased

French mathematician (1654-1729) | Metz: December 28, 1654 - Berlin: March 7, 1729 | Philippe Naudé l'Ancien (Philippe Naude l'Ancien) | Metz: December 28

56. Agostino De Angelis

  • Angri: December 28, 1606 celebration
  • Umbriatico: April 1, 1681 deceased

Italian bishop (1606-1681) | Angri: December 28, 1606 - Umbriatico: April 1, 1681 | Agostino De Angelis | Angri: December 28, 1606 - Umbriatico: April 1, 1681

57. David Herlitz

  • Zeitz: December 28, 1557 celebration
  • Stargard: August 15, 1636 deceased

German mathematician and historian (1557-1636) | University of Wittenberg | Zeitz: December 28, 1557 - Stargard: August 15, 1636 | David Herlitz | Zeitz

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