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Lawrence Mark Sanger (/ ˈ s æ ŋ ər /; born July 16, 1968) is an American Internet project developer and philosopher who was the editor-in-chief of Nupedia, an online encyclopedia, and co-founded its successor Wikipedia along with Jimmy Wales.
- Lawrence Mark Sanger, July 16, 1968 (age 55), Bellevue, Washington, U.S.
- Internet project developer, philosopher
Mar 19, 2013 · Gets caught editing his own Wikipedia bio to remove mentions of Larry Sanger as cofounder, as well as references to “soft-core pornography” on Bomis. He says he is correcting errors but also ...
- Ted Greenwald
While moderating an online discussion group devoted to the philosophy of Objectivism in the early 1990s, Wales had encountered Larry Sanger, a skeptic of the philosophy. The two had engaged in detailed debate on the subject on Wales' list and then on Sanger's, eventually meeting offline to continue the debate and becoming friends. [9]
- 3 daughters
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- Jimbo (screen name)
- Jimmy Donal Wales, August 7, 1966 (age 57), Huntsville, Alabama, U.S.
Mar 27, 2024 · Behind this world-changing movement was Jimmy Wales, an unassuming genius who built online communities to empower ordinary people. Let‘s examine his background, achievements, personal life and the evolution of his radical vision.
Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger knew all this when they began an online encyclopedia in 1999. Now, just seven years later, everyone knows different.
Jan 14, 2021 · “It was too hard and too intimidating,” says Jimmy Wales, Nupedia’s founder who is now, of course, better known as the founder of Wikipedia. “We realized… we need to make it easier for people.”
Nov 12, 2023 · In 2000, he left academia to join entrepreneur Jimmy Wales‘ startup Bomis as editor-in-chief of Nupedia – aspiring to be the world‘s first free online encyclopedia written and edited entirely by experts. However, as Sanger quickly realized, Nupedia‘s highly rigorous seven-step review process led to glacial growth.
