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Biography
Jimmy Donal Wales is an American and British internet entrepreneur and former financial trader. He is best known for co-founding Wikipedia, a nonprofit free encyclopedia, and Fandom, a for-profit wiki hosting service. He has also worked on Bomis, Nupedia, WikiTribune, and Trust Café.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA
Awards & recognition
- President's Medal · 2017
- Dan David Prize · 2015
- Internet Hall of Fame · 2013
- UNESCO Niels Bohr Medal · 2013
- Gottlieb Duttweiler Prize · 2011
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- Leonardo Award · 2011
- Nokia Foundation Recognition Award · 2009
- Quadriga · 2008
- Young Global Leaders · 2007
- EFF Award · 2006
