Larry Sanger

American former professor, co-founder of Wikipedia, founder of Citizendium and other projects (born 1968)
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Summary

Larry Sanger was born on July 16, 1968[1], in Bellevue[2]. He has worked as a philosopher[3], blogger[4], computer scientist[5], and businessperson[6]. He ranks in the top 0.64% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,759 views/month, #6,447 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[8]
  • Field of work: philosophy[9]
  • Employer: Bomis[10], Nupedia[11], Ohio State University[12], Citizendium[13]
  • Educated at: Reed College[14], Ohio State University[15], Service High School[16]
  • Notable work: Wikipedia[17], Citizendium[18]
  • Sex or gender: male[19]
  • Commons category: Larry Sanger[20]
  • Academic degree: Doctor of Philosophy[21]
  • Residence: Columbus[22]
  • Website account on: Odysee[23]
  • Family name: Sanger[24]
  • Given name: Lawrence[25], Mark[26]
  • Official website: https://larrysanger.org/[27]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Larry Sanger[28]
  • Commons gallery: Larry Sanger[29]
  • Email address: mailto:sanger@watchknow.org[30]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[31]
  • Commons Creator page: Larry Sanger[32]
  • Birth name: Lawrence Mark Sanger[33]
  • Name in native language: Larry Sanger[34]
  • Official blog URL: https://www.larrysanger.org/[35], https://startthis.org/[36]
  • Owner of: Citizendium[37]
  • Number of children: 2[38]
  • Writing language: English[39]
  • Social media followers: 39,343[40], 27,697[41], 12,300[42], 39,778[43], 44,674[44], 13,700[45], 14,100[46], 14,700[47]

Why It Matters

Larry Sanger has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] He is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

Works attributed to him include Wikipedia[50], a Wikimedia content project[51], in United States[52], founded in 2001[53], headquartered in San Francisco[54], written by Wikipedia community[55]; Nupedia[56], a website[57], founded in 2001[58]; and Citizendium[59], a MediaWiki wiki[60], founded in 2006[61].

FAQs

Where was Larry Sanger born?

Larry Sanger was born in Bellevue[2].

What did Larry Sanger do for work?

Larry Sanger worked as a philosopher[3], blogger[4], computer scientist[5], and businessperson[6].

Where did Larry Sanger go to school?

Larry Sanger was educated at Reed College[14], Ohio State University[15], and Service High School[16].

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  45. [46] ↑ . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  1. [51] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  3. [53] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [54] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [55] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [57] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  8. [60] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [61] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [48] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [49] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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