Magnus Manske

Biochemist and MediaWiki developer

Magnus Manske - Biochemist and MediaWiki developer
Born

May 24th, 1974
51 years ago

Category

Scientists & Innovators

Country

Germany

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A biochemist and computer programmer born in Germany, contributions include the development of MediaWiki, the software that powers Wikipedia. Manske's work in bioinformatics also includes the development of the BioWiki platform. In addition to programming, engaged in various research projects in molecular biology and biochemistry, contributing to the scientific community through open-source initiatives.

Developed MediaWiki for Wikipedia

Contributed to BioWiki platform

Engaged in bioinformatics research

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