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Linus Torvalds

Award received: <a href="https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=Q1853663&amp;oldid=2493631832" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Millennium Technology Prize · dated 2012
Notable work: <a href="https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=Q14579&amp;oldid=2563867045" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Linux kernel
Employer: <a href="https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=Q836542&amp;oldid=2540439596" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Transmeta Corporation · from 1997-02 · to 2003-06
Education: <a href="https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=Q28695&amp;oldid=2552602708" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">University of Helsinki · from 1988 · to 1996
Award received: <a href="https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=Q4363133&amp;oldid=2527034599" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Computer Pioneer Award · dated 2014
Notable work: <a href="https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=Q186055&amp;oldid=2564991294" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Git

Wikidata describes Linus Torvalds as Finnish software engineer (born 1969).

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