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Larry Sanger

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American former professor, co-founder of Wikipedia, founder of Citizendium and other projects (born 1968)

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Lawrence Mark Sanger is an American Internet project developer and philosopher who co-founded Wikipedia with Jimmy Wales. Sanger coined the name Wikipedia and provided initial drafts for many of its early guidelines, including the "Neutral point of view" and "Ignore all rules" policies. Prior to Wikipedia, he was the editor-in-chief of Nupedia, an online encyclopedia which was the predecessor of Wikipedia. He later worked on other encyclopedic projects, including the Encyclopedia of Earth, Citizendium, Everipedia, and Ballotpedia. Sanger's other interests include theology and philosophy such as epistemology, early modern philosophy, and ethics. He taught philosophy at Ohio State University.

Quick facts

Born
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Place of birth
Bellevue wd
Citizenship
United States wd
Occupation
philosopher, blogger, computer scientist, businessperson wd
Education
Reed College, Ohio State University, Service High School wd
Official website
larrysanger.org wd
Social media
X (Twitter) · YouTube wd

Questions

When was Larry Sanger born?
Larry Sanger was born on 16 July 1968 in Bellevue.
Where did Larry Sanger study?
Larry Sanger was educated at Reed College, Ohio State University, Service High School.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Larry Sanger · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikipedia (Nepali): ल्यारी स्याङगर · CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. Wikidata item Q185 · CC0 1.0
  4. Image: Larry-Sanger-headshot-768x1024 (cropped).jpg by Larry Sanger (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Last updated · facts checked 7 November 2026

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"Larry Sanger". DigiNepal. Last updated 6 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/larry-sanger. Retrieved 7 November 2026.

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