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Tim Berners-Lee
English computer scientist (born 1955).
The record
Tim Berners-Lee is an English computer scientist. Born on 8 June 1955 in London, Berners-Lee is 71.
Notable works include World Wide Web, WorldWideWeb and Hypertext Transfer Protocol. Berners-Lee studied at The Queen's College and Emanuel School. Honours include Prix Ars Electronica, ACM Software System Award and W. Wallace McDowell Award, among 16 recorded.
With a Wikipedia article in 163 languages, Tim Berners-Lee is No. 1,700 in the People and Position Index.
- Born
- 8 June 1955, London (age 71)
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Known as
- Computer scientist, physicist, programmer
- Field
- Science
- Education
- The Queen's College, Emanuel School
- Languages
- English
- Wikipedia editions
- 163
Did you know
8 Jun
Shares a birthday with Frank Lloyd Wright and Robert Schumann.
1,062
One of 1,062 people in the Index born in London, with Geoffrey Chaucer.
163
Has a Wikipedia article in 163 languages.
Computed from the Index and Wikidata.
Connections
Tim Berners-Lee
- FatherConway Berners-Lee
- MotherMary Lee Woods
- SiblingMike Berners-Lee
Honours and works
Awards
- Prix Ars Electronica1995
- ACM Software System Award1995
- W. Wallace McDowell Award1996
- Mountbatten Medal1996
- IEEE Koji Kobayashi Computers and Communications Award1997
- Dennis Gabor Medal and Prize1997
- Eduard-Rhein Technology Award1998
- MacArthur Fellows Program1998
- Lord Lloyd of Kilgerran Award1998
- Royal Medal2000
- EFF Award2000
- Paul Evan Peters Award2000
- Honorary doctorate of the Open University2000
- Japan Prize2001
- Fellow of the Royal Society2001
- Sir Frank Whittle Medal2001
Notable works
- World Wide Web
- WorldWideWeb
- Hypertext Transfer Protocol
- HTML
- Semantic Web
- Design Issues for the World Wide Web
- URL
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