Ed Krol

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Ed Krol

Summary

Ed Krol is a human[1]. Born in United States[2], he… he was born on +1951-08-21T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a writer[4] and computer scientist[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Born in United States[2], Ed Krol…
  • Ed Krol was born on +1951-08-21T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Ed Krol held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Ed Krol worked as a writer[4].
  • Ed Krol's professions included computer scientist[5].
  • Ed Krol's field of work was informatics[8].
  • Ed Krol's field of work was supercomputer[9].
  • Ed Krol's field of work was Internet[10].
  • Ed Krol's field of work was information technology[11].
  • Ed Krol was educated at University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[12].
  • A notable work attributed to Ed Krol is Hitchhiker's Guide to the Internet[13].
  • A notable work attributed to Ed Krol is Whole Internet User's Guide and Catalog[14].
  • Ed Krol's image is recorded as Ed Krol - 2017.jpg[15].
  • Ed Krol is recorded as male[16].
  • Ed Krol's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Ed Krol's ISNI is recorded as 0000000108899602[18].
  • Ed Krol's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 39477245[19].
  • Ed Krol's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no92025731[20].
  • Ed Krol's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 124700070[21].
  • Ed Krol's IdRef ID is recorded as 033888752[22].
  • Ed Krol's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA06943743[23].
  • Ed Krol's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00469876[24].
  • Ed Krol's Commons category is recorded as Ed Krol[25].
  • Ed Krol's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0f7sx_[26].
  • Ed Krol's Open Library ID is recorded as OL328016A[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in United States[2], Ed Krol… he was born on +1951-08-21T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Ed Krol was educated at University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[4] and computer scientist[5]. Fields of work include informatics[8], an academic major[28], founded in 1957[29]; supercomputer[9], a class of computers[30]; Internet[10], an IP network[31], founded in 1969[32]; and information technology[11], a branch of science[33].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Hitchhiker's Guide to the Internet[13], a written work[34], written by Ed Krol[35] and Whole Internet User's Guide and Catalog[14], a literary work[36], written by him[37].

Why It Matters

Ed Krol ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where was Ed Krol born?

Ed Krol's place of birth was United States[2].

What did Ed Krol do for work?

Ed Krol worked as writer[4] and computer scientist[5].

Where did Ed Krol go to school?

Ed Krol was educated at University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] ↑ . Open Library. Retrieved . openlibrary.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  14. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [24] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] ↑ . openlibrary.org. Retrieved . openlibrary.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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