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German biochemist and software developer (born 1974)

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Born
Heinrich Magnus Manske , ( 1974-05-24 ) 24 May 1974 (age 52) , Cologne , North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
Alma mater
University of Cologne ( PhD )
Known for
GENtle MediaWiki
Fields
High-throughput sequencing Data visualization Malaria
Institutions
Wellcome Sanger Institute Wikimedia Foundation
Thesis
GENtle, a free multi-purpose molecular biology tool (2006)
Doctoral advisor
Helmut W. Klein Sabine Waffenschmidt
Website
magnusmanske .de

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Magnus
Gender
male
Citizenship
Germany
Place of birth
Cologne
Occupation
biologist
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
German
Participant in
Wikimania 2017
Academic degree
Doctor of Philosophy
Field of work
malaria
Official website
magnusmanske.de
Image
Magnus-manske-2024 (cropped).jpg
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Magnus Manske
date of birth
1974-05-24
website account on
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birth name
Heinrich Magnus Manske
official blog URL
magnusmanske.de/wordpress
social media followers
604
name in native language
Magnus Manske
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Encyclopedic overview

Heinrich Magnus Manske (born 24 May 1974) is a German biochemist who is a researcher on malaria. He is a senior staff scientist at the Wellcome Sanger Institute in Cambridge, UK and a software developer of one of the first versions of the MediaWiki software, which powers Wikipedia and a number of other wiki-based websites.

Early life

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