Pieter Hintjens
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Pieter Hintjens

Belgian CEO, software developer, author (1962-2016)

Pieter Hintjens (3 December 1962 – 4 October 2016) was a Belgian software developer, author, and past president of the Foundation for a Free Information Infrastructure (FFII), an association that fights against software patents. In 2007, he was nominated one of the "50 most influential people in IP" by Managing Intellectual Property magazine.2

From Wikipedia’s article on Pieter Hintjens (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Dec 3, 1962, died Oct 4, 2016.1

Companies

  • WikidotChief executive officer Aug 1, 2006 to Feb 26, 201010

Career

Occupation: software developer, writer, computer scientist.4

Personal life

  • BornDec 3, 1962, Democratic Republic of the Congo5
  • DiedOct 4, 2016, Brussels6
  • CitizenshipBelgium7