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Eric Schmidt

software engineer, businessman, former Google CEO
Person human Q92747

Facts

32 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[27]
Date of birth
April 27, 1955
Place of birth
Washington, D.C.
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Occupation
art collector, engineer, university teacher, computer scientist, businessperson, software engineer, electrical engineer, entrepreneur[11][12][13]
Employer
Alphabet Inc., Apple Inc., Stanford University[16][17][18]
Field of work
computer engineering, software engineering[14][15]
Position held
chief executive officer, board of directors member
Educated at
University of California, Berkeley, Princeton University, Yorktown High School, University of California, Berkeley, University of California, Berkeley[19]
Award received
IEEE Founders Medal, Ellis Island Medal of Honor[20][21]
Spouse
Wendy Schmidt[8]
Child
Sophie Schmidt[9]
Official website
ericschmidt.com[36]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[46]
Academic degree
doctorate[30]
Affiliation
Google, Alphabet Inc.[47][48]
Affiliation string
Google Inc., Alphabet, Steel Perlot
Birth name
Eric Emerson Schmidt[49]
Described by source
Lentapedia[37]
Family name
Schmidt[34]
Given name
Eric[35]
Member of
American Academy of Arts and Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Steering Committee of the Bilderberg Meetings, National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence, United States President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology[22][23][24][25][26]
Name in kana
エリック・エマーソン・シュミット
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Name in native language
Eric Emerson Schmidt[50]
Net worth
+12900000000
Owner of
Alphabet Inc.
Participant in
World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2014, World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2015, World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2016, World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2017, World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2018, World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2004, Global Conference 2019, Global Conference 2022[38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45]
Residence
Blacksburg, Atherton, Washington, D.C.[31][32][33]
Social media followers
2.2M (2.2M–2.3M, n=4)
Start of work period
1982
Unmarried partner
Marcy Simon, Ulla Parker, Cami Clark[28][29]
🏷️ Also known as
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ISNI
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ORCID iD
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VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress authority ID
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GND ID
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Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Eric Schmidt at the 37th G8 Summit in Deauville 037.jpg ↗
ACM Digital Library author ID
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Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America ID
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BBC Things ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Bing entity ID
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C-SPAN person numeric ID
49441
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C-SPAN person string ID (deprecated)
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CBDB.cz author ID
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DBLP author ID
10/2128
DDB person (GND) ID
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Databazeknih.cz author ID
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
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FAST ID
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Film.ru person ID
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Freebase ID
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GTAA ID
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Geni.com profile ID
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Global Energy Monitor Wiki ID
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Golden ID
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IMDb ID
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IdRef ID
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InfluenceWatch ID
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KBR person ID
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LinkedIn personal profile ID
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Munzinger person ID
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MusicBrainz artist ID
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NDL Authority ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
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NLP ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Academy of Engineering member ID
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National Library of Israel ID (old)
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National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007520859305171
National Library of Korea ID
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National Library of Latvia ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
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National Library of Portugal ID
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National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
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National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
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Notable Names Database ID
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Obálky knih ID
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PUG authority ID
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Parsifal cluster ID
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Plex person key
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Podchaser creator ID
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Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID
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Prabook ID
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Quora topic ID
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SBN author ID
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SVKKL authority ID
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Scopus author ID
7402693715
TMDB person ID
4343625
The Guardian topic ID
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UOM ID
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Wellcome Collection concept ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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X (Twitter) username
ericschmidt
Yale LUX ID
person/5fbc1508-df80-4a0f-825f-004fe363230d
Zhihu topic ID
19554418

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 8
engineer, entrepreneur, businessperson, computer scientist, software engineer, university teacher, electrical engineer, art collector
Employer 3
Apple Inc., Stanford University, Alphabet Inc.
Residence 3
Washington, D.C., Atherton, Blacksburg
Affiliation 2
Google, Alphabet Inc.
Award received 2
Ellis Island Medal of Honor, IEEE Founders Medal
Educated at 2
Princeton University, University of California, Berkeley
Field of work 2
software engineering, computer engineering
Founded entities 2
Jigsaw, Schmidt Ocean Institute
Member of 2
American Academy of Arts and Sciences, National Academy of Engineering
← Chief executive officer 2
Google, Relativity Space
← Investor 2
H Company, Artsy
Academic degree 1
doctorate
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Family name 1
Schmidt
Given name 1
Eric
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Mb:performer of 1
How Google Works
Owned entities 1
Alphabet Inc.
Owner of 1
Alphabet Inc.
Place of birth 1
Washington, D.C.
Position held 1
chief executive officer
Sex or gender 1
male
← Board member 1
Apple Inc.
← FactGrid item ID 1
Ummendorf
← Funder 1
Lazuli Space Observatory
← Significant person 1
JD Vance
← UniProt protein ID 1
Actin related protein 2/3 complex subunit 1A
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Summary

Eric Schmidt was born on April 27, 1955[1], in Washington, D.C.[2]. He has worked as an art collector[3], engineer[4], university teacher[5], computer scientist[6], and businessperson[7].

FAQs

Where was Eric Schmidt born?

Eric Schmidt was born in Washington, D.C.[2].

Who was Eric Schmidt married to?

Eric Schmidt's spouses include Wendy Schmidt[8].

What did Eric Schmidt do for work?

Eric Schmidt worked as an art collector[3], engineer[4], university teacher[5], computer scientist[6], and businessperson[7].

Where did Eric Schmidt go to school?

Eric Schmidt was educated at University of California, Berkeley[19].

What awards did Eric Schmidt receive?

Honors received include IEEE Founders Medal[20] and Ellis Island Medal of Honor[21].

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Employer Google emerging0.836 independent sources

evidence “You could argue that Burning Man has been over since 1996, when it made the cover of Wired magazine, or since 2001, when Eric Schmidt was famously selected as Google’s new CEO after a vetting trip to Burning Man with Sergey Brin and Larry Page.” theguardian.com · read source

Related Entities

Alphabet Inc. Apple Inc. computer engineering computer scientist entrepreneur Google H Company JD Vance Lazuli Space Observatory Schmidt Ocean Institute software engineer software engineering United States

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  38. [38] ↑ . Davos 2014 Participant List. wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . Davos 2015 Participant List. wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . Davos 2016 Participant List. wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . Davos 2017 Participant List. wikidata.org.
  42. [42] ↑ . Davos 2018 Participant List. wikidata.org.
  43. [43] ↑ . Davos 2004 List of Participants. wikidata.org.
  44. [44] ↑ . Global Conference 2019 - Speakers. wikidata.org.
  45. [45] ↑ . Global Conference 2022 - Speakers. wikidata.org.
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  1. 1d ago · Punteador · 2026-11-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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