James Clark

British programmer
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Summary

James Clark is a human[1]. He was born in London[2]. He was born on February 23, 1964[3]. He worked as a programmer[4], engineer[5], computer scientist[6], and entrepreneur[7]. He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in London[2].
  • James Clark was born on February 23, 1964[3].
  • James Clark's father was Roger Clark[9].
  • James Clark's mother was Elizabeth Sainsbury[10].
  • James Clark held citizenship in United Kingdom[11].
  • James Clark's professions included programmer[4].
  • James Clark's professions included engineer[5].
  • James Clark worked as a computer scientist[6].
  • James Clark's professions included entrepreneur[7].
  • James Clark held the position of Groff maintainer[12].
  • James Clark was educated at Merton College[13].
  • James Clark's education included a stint at Charterhouse School[14].
  • A notable work attributed to James Clark is XML[15].
  • A notable work attributed to James Clark is groff[16].
  • James Clark is recorded as male[17].
  • James Clark's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • James Clark's family is recorded as Sainsbury family[19].
  • James Clark's residence is recorded as Bangkok[20].
  • James Clark's family name is recorded as Clark[21].
  • James Clark's given name is recorded as James[22].
  • James Clark's official website is recorded as http://www.jclark.com/[23].
  • James Clark's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].
  • James Clark's different from is recorded as James Clark[25].
  • James Clark's sibling is recorded as Alexander Simon Clark[26].
  • James Clark's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+2543'}[27].

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Origins and Family

James Clark was born in London[2]. He was born on February 23, 1964[3]. His father was Roger Clark[9]. His mother was Elizabeth Sainsbury[10].

Education

Educated at Merton College[13], a college of the University of Oxford[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1264[30], headquartered in Oxford[31] and Charterhouse School[14], a boarding school[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1611[34], headquartered in Godalming[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include programmer[4], engineer[5], computer scientist[6], and entrepreneur[7]. James Clark held the position of Groff maintainer[12].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include XML[15], a markup language[36], founded in 1998[37], written by Michael Sperberg-McQueen[38] and groff[16], a typesetting software‎[39], founded in 1990[40].

Why It Matters

James Clark has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

Works attributed to him include RELAX NG[42], a XML-based format[43], written by Makoto Murata[44].

FAQs

Where was James Clark born?

Born in London[2].

Who were James Clark's parents?

James Clark's father was Roger Clark[9]. James Clark's mother was Elizabeth Sainsbury[10].

What did James Clark do for work?

James Clark worked as programmer[4], engineer[5], computer scientist[6], and entrepreneur[7].

Where did James Clark go to school?

James Clark was educated at Merton College[13] and Charterhouse School[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . jclark.com. jclark.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . gnu.org. Retrieved . gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . The Peerage. jclark.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

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
  11. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [41] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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