Wim Taymans

Belgian software developer
Person human Q8023491
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Wim Taymans

Summary

Wim Taymans is a human[1]. He was born on +1972-06-21T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as an engineer[3], software developer[4], and programmer[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Wim Taymans was born on +1972-06-21T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Wim Taymans held citizenship in Belgium[7].
  • Wim Taymans's professions included engineer[3].
  • Wim Taymans worked as a software developer[4].
  • Wim Taymans's professions included programmer[5].
  • Among Wim Taymans's employers was Red Hat[8].
  • A notable work attributed to Wim Taymans is PipeWire[9].
  • A notable work attributed to Wim Taymans is GStreamer[10].
  • A notable work attributed to Wim Taymans is Puffy's Saga[11].
  • Wim Taymans's image is recorded as Wimtaymans.jpg[12].
  • Wim Taymans is recorded as male[13].
  • Wim Taymans's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Wim Taymans's residence is recorded as Barcelona[15].
  • Wim Taymans's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03d86vv[16].
  • Wim Taymans's family name is recorded as Taymans[17].
  • Wim Taymans's given name is recorded as Wim[18].
  • Wim Taymans's ACM Digital Library author ID is recorded as 99659150380[19].
  • Wim Taymans's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Wim Odilia Georges Taymans'}[20].
  • Wim Taymans's X is recorded as wtaymans[21].
  • Wim Taymans's Facebook username is recorded as wim.taymans[22].
  • Wim Taymans's GitHub account is recorded as wtay[23].
  • Wim Taymans's Goodreads author ID is recorded as 15710463[24].
  • Wim Taymans's Prabook ID is recorded as 1761211[25].
  • Wim Taymans's LinkedIn personal profile ID is recorded as wim-taymans-6a4a099[26].
  • Wim Taymans's GitLab.com username is recorded as wtay[27].

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Origins and Family

Wim Taymans was born on +1972-06-21T00:00:00Z[2].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include engineer[3], software developer[4], and programmer[5]. Wim Taymans was employed by Red Hat[8].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include PipeWire[9], a sound server[28]; GStreamer[10], a multimedia framework[29], founded in 1999[30]; and Puffy's Saga[11], a video game[31].

Why It Matters

Wim Taymans ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

What did Wim Taymans do for work?

Wim Taymans worked as engineer[3], software developer[4], and programmer[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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