Guido van Rossum

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Guido van Rossum

Born: ?
Birthplace: Netherlands

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Computer Programmer

Nationality: Netherlands
Executive summary: Created Python programming language

Wife: Kim Knapp (m. 3-Jun-2000)
Son: Orlijn Michiel Knapp-van Rossum (b. 5-Nov-2001)

University: MS, University of Amsterdam (1982)

Google
Association for Computing Machinery Distinguished Engineer
World Technology Network
GNU FSF Award

Official Website:
http://www.python.org/~guido/

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