Linus Torvalds
Linus Benedict Torvalds (/ˈliːnəs ˈtɔːrvɔːldz/ LEE-nəs TOR-vawldz, Finland Swedish: [ˈliːnʉs ˈtuːrvɑlds] ⓘ; born 28 December 1969) is a Finnish-American software engineer who is the creator and lead developer of the Linux kernel. He also created the distributed version control system Git.
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| Born | Linus Benedict Torvalds 28 December 1969 Helsinki, Finland |
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| Alma mater | University of Helsinki (M.S.) |
| Occupation | Software engineer |
| Employer | Linux Foundation |
| Known for | Linux, Git |
| Spouse | Tove Torvalds |
| Parent(s) | Nils Torvalds (father) Anna "Mikke" Torvalds (née Törnqvist, mother) |
| Relatives | Sara Torvalds (sister) Leo Törnqvist (grandfather) Ole Torvalds (grandfather) |
He was honored, along with Shinya Yamanaka, with the 2012 Millennium Technology Prize by the Technology Academy Finland "in recognition of his creation of a new open source operating system for computers leading to the widely used Linux kernel." He is also the recipient of the 2014 IEEE Computer Society Computer Pioneer Award and the 2018 IEEE Masaru Ibuka Consumer Electronics Award.
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