LARRY SANGER

BIOGRAPHY

• Born in 1968
• Bellevue, Washington U.S.
• Interested in philosophy from an early age
• Worked as an Internet Project Developer

FAMILY

• Father was a Marine Biologist
• Mother looked after the children
• Moved to Alaska when he was 7

BIOGRAPHY

• Studied philosophy at Reed College
• Became interested in the Internet and its publishing capabilities
• Launched Wikipedia with Jimmy Wales in January 2001

WIKIPEDIA

• Is one of the largest reference websites
• It's a free encyclopaedia, written collaboratively by the people who use it
• It's designed to make collaboration easy, called a Wiki
• 75,000 active contributors work on more than 35 million articles in 288 languages

WIKIPEDIA

• People of all ages, cultures and backgrounds add or edit prose, references, images and media
• The software allows easy reversal of mistakes
• Our experienced editors watch to ensure edits are cumulative improvements
• It's free to use and relies on donations and grants