Larry Sanger

Larry Sanger, born Lawrence Mark Sanger July 16, 1968 in Bellevue, Washington and raised in Anchorage, Alaska, was employed by Jimmy Wales with Bomis, founder of Nupedia and Wikipedia, as Editor-in-Chief of Nupedia. Sanger is widely considered the co-founder of Wikipedia alongside Wales; however, Wales rejects crediting Sanger with the honorary appellation instead preferring to describe Sanger's role as important but as an employee under his direction. After being introduced to the concept of a wiki, Sanger proposed applying it to an encyclopedia. His proposition to Wales directly led to the setup of the website. Sanger was the only paid editor of Wikipedia, a status he held from January 15, 2001, until his resignation on March 1, 2002. Sanger received his B.A. in philosophy from Reed College in 1991 and Ph.D. in philosophy from Ohio State University in 2000. His doctoral thesis concerned Epistemic Circularity: An Essay on the Problem of Meta-Justification.

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July 16 - 1968 - Bellevue, Washington - Anchorage, Alaska - Jimmy Wales - Bomis - Nupedia - Wikipedia - Editor-in-Chief - January 15 - 2001 - March 1 - 2002 - B.A. - Philosophy - Reed College - 1991 - Ph.D. - Ohio State University - 2000

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