COMPUTER SCIENTIST

Geir Ivarsøy

1957 - 2006

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Geir Ivarsøy (June 27, 1957 – March 9, 2006) was the lead programmer at Opera Software. He and Jon von Tetzchner were part of a research group at the Norwegian state phone company (now known as Telenor) where they developed browsing software called MultiTorg Opera in 1994. In 1995 Geir and Jon obtained the rights to the software, formed Opera Software, and continued working on the browser full-time. Now known simply as Opera, the browser has become very popular despite the competition. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Geir Ivarsøy is the 189th most popular computer scientist (down from 186th in 2019), the 548th most popular biography from Norway (down from 541st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Norwegian Computer Scientist.

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Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS

Among computer scientists, Geir Ivarsøy ranks 189 out of 245. Before him are Rob Pike, Scott Fahlman, Grady Booch, Dave Cutler, Tim Paterson, and Robert Tappan Morris. After him are Sugata Mitra, Gary McKinnon, Maria Klawe, Brian Acton, Ralph Merkle, and Gilles Brassard.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Geir Ivarsøy ranks 538. Before him are Jan Egeland, Jean Castaneda, Antonio Napolioni, Takahiro Kimura, Manuel Sarabia, and Bruno Delbonnel. After him are Phyllida Lloyd, Valer Toma, Guntars Krasts, Piet Wildschut, Eddie Deezen, and Sílvia Munt. Among people deceased in 2006, Geir Ivarsøy ranks 372. Before him are Surinder Kaur, Kasey Rogers, Pierre Amine Gemayel, Mihály Fülöp, Lamar Hunt, and Soraya. After him are Payao Poontarat, Al Harker, Jack Wild, Val Guest, Gernot Jurtin, and Ellen Willis.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Geir Ivarsøy ranks 548 out of 1,039. Before him are Sigrid (1996), Sigurd Jørgensen (1887), Ine Marie Eriksen Søreide (1976), Arnstein Arneberg (1882), Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass (1961), and Finn Tveter (1947). After him are Sven Erik Kristiansen (1969), Siv Jensen (1969), Fenriz (1971), Kari Traa (1974), Kristian Henriksen (1911), and Knut Holmann (1968).

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Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS In Norway

Among computer scientists born in Norway, Geir Ivarsøy ranks 3. Before him are Ole-Johan Dahl (1931), and Kristen Nygaard (1926). After him are Jon Lech Johansen (1983).

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