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Brian Kernighan

Also Known As Brian W. Kernighan · Brian Wilson Kernighan
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Brian Wilson Kernighan is a Canadian computer scientist. He worked at Bell Labs and contributed to the development of Unix alongside Unix creators Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Birth Year
1942 1
Birth Date
1942-01-30 1
Nationality
Canadian 1
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Research Unix, Systems
Source Wikidata: Research Unix
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1. Wikipedia: Brian Kernighan
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    Brian Wilson Kernighan ... born 30 January 1942 ... is a Canadian computer scientist. He worked at Bell Labs and contributed to the development of Unix alongside Unix creators Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie.
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    30 January 1942
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    Brian Wilson Kernighan ... born 30 January 1942 ... is a Canadian computer scientist.
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Wikidata: Brian Kernighan
Wikidata Q92608, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Brian Kernighan (Wikidata)
  • Wikidata alias: Brian W. Kernighan
    Brian W. Kernighan
  • Wikidata alias: Brian Wilson Kernighan
    Brian Wilson Kernighan
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Wikidata: Research Unix
Invented By: Research Unix, Wikidata Q2666693 P178 (developer) claim -> Q92608 (Brian Kernighan); computing atlas pioneer entity 276587, checked 2026-09-28View the Source
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