Guido van Rossum
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Guido van Rossum at the O'Reilly Open Source Convention, 2006.
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| Born |
31 January 1956 Haarlem, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Alma mater | University of Amsterdam |
| Occupation | Computer programmer, author |
| Employer | Dropbox |
| Known for | Creating the Python programming language |
| Spouse(s) | Kim Knapp (m. 2000) |
| Children | Orlijn Michiel Knapp-van Rossum |
| Awards | Award for the Advancement of Free Software (2001) |
| Website | www |
Guido van Rossum (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɣido vɑn ˈrɔsʏm, -səm], born 31 January 1956) is a Dutch programmer who is best known as the author of the Python programming language. In the Python community, Van Rossum is known as a "Benevolent Dictator For Life" (BDFL), meaning that he continues to oversee the Python development process, making decisions where necessary. He was employed by Google from 2005 until 7 December 2012, where he spent half his time developing the Python language. In January 2013, Van Rossum started working for Dropbox.
Van Rossum was born and raised in the Netherlands, where he received a master's degree in mathematics and computer science from the University of Amsterdam in 1982. He later worked for various research institutes, including the Dutch Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI), Amsterdam, the United States National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, Maryland, and the Corporation for National Research Initiatives (CNRI), Reston, Virginia.
Guido van Rossum is the brother of Just van Rossum, a type designer and programmer. Just van Rossum designed the typeface that is used in the "Python Powered" logo. Guido lives in Belmont, California with his wife, Kim Knapp, and their son, Orlijn.
While working at the Stichting Mathematisch Centrum (CWI), Guido van Rossum wrote and contributed a glob() routine to BSD Unix in 1986. Van Rossum also worked on the development of the ABC programming language, later stating, "I try to mention ABC's influence because I'm indebted to everything I learned during that project and to the people who worked on it." He also created the early Grail web browser which was written in Python and engaged in discussions about the HTML standard.
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