Linus Torvalds
Linus Torvalds | |
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Linus Torvalds in 2018 | |
| Born | Linus Benedict Torvalds 28 December 1969 Helsinki, Finland |
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| Alma mater | University of Helsinki (M.S.)[2] |
| Occupation | Software engineer |
| Employer | Linux Foundation |
| Known for | Linux, Git |
| Spouse | Tove Torvalds |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) | Nils Torvalds (father) Anna "Mikke" Torvalds (née Törnqvist, mother) |
| Relatives | Sara Torvalds (sister) Leo Törnqvist (grandfather) Ole Torvalds (grandfather) |
Linus Benedict Torvalds[a] (born 28 December 1969) is a Finnish and American software engineer who is the creator and lead developer of the Linux kernel. He also created the distributed version control system Git.
He was honored, along with Shinya Yamanaka, with the 2012 Millennium Technology Prize by the Technology Academy Finland "in recognition of his creation of a new open source operating system for computers leading to the widely used Linux kernel".[4] He is also the recipient of the 2014 IEEE Computer Society Computer Pioneer Award[5] and the 2018 IEEE Masaru Ibuka Consumer Electronics Award.[6]
- ^ "Citizen Linus". Archived from the original on 25 June 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ "Linus Torvalds 2008 Fellow". Archived from the original on 9 July 2010.
- ^ "Linus Torvalds: Why Choose a Career in Linux and Open Source" on YouTube
- ^ "Technology Academy Finland – Stem cell pioneer and open source software engineer are 2012 Millennium Technology Prize laureates". Technologyacademy.fi. 19 April 2012. Archived from the original on 17 January 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
- ^ "Computer-Pioneer-Award". Archived from the original on 4 May 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
- ^ "List of IEEE Masaru Ibuka Consumer Electronics Award recipients" (PDF). IEEE. 3 April 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2018.
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