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In 2005, Wales described himself simply as the founder of Wikipedia; [232] however, according to Brian Bergstein of the Associated Press, "Sanger has long been cited as a co-founder." [ 227 ] Sanger and Wales were referred to as co-founders in various press releases, interviews, and news reports from 2001 [ 236 ] and 2002. [ 237 ]
There are two co-founders of Wikipedia: Larry Sanger (born 1968), American internet project developer Jimmy Wales (born 1966), American-British internet entrepreneur
As early as January 17, 2001, Sanger was cited as "Instigator of Nupedia's wiki" by active volunteer and chief copyeditor Ruth Ifcher, [55] and he was identified as a co-founder of Wikipedia in September 2001. [56]
The history of Wikipedia is more than the story of the development of its external face. There is also the story of the development of its processes and the people who contributed to that development. This is the part of the history that is likely to be of interest only to editors.
Joseph Priestley's A New Chart of History, 1765. The bronze timeline "Fifteen meters of History" with background information board, Örebro, Sweden. A timeline is a list of events displayed in chronological order. [1] It is typically a graphic design showing a long bar labelled with dates paralleling it, and usually contemporaneous events.
The Wikipedia Revolution: How a Bunch of Nobodies Created the World's Greatest Encyclopedia is a 2009 popular history book by new media researcher and writer Andrew Lih. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It covers the period from Wikipedia's founding in early 2001 up to early 2008.
Wikipedia was launched on January 15, 2001 [20] (referred to as Wikipedia Day) as a single English-language edition at www.wikipedia.com, [W 6] and was announced by Sanger on the Nupedia mailing list. [22] The name originated from a blend of the words wiki and encyclopedia.
Timelines describe the events that occurred before another event, leading up to it, causing it, and also those that occurred right afterward that were attributable to it. Timelines are often bulleted lists or tables.