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Hans Reiser

1963 - Today

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Hans Thomas Reiser (born December 19, 1963) is an American computer programmer, entrepreneur, and convicted murderer. In April 2008, Reiser was convicted of the first-degree murder of his wife, Nina Reiser, who disappeared in September 2006. He subsequently pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of second-degree murder, as part of a settlement agreement that included disclosing the location of Nina Reiser's body, which he revealed to be in a shallow grave near the couple's home. Prior to his incarceration, Reiser created the ReiserFS computer file system, which may be used by the Linux kernel but is now removed, as well as its attempted successor, Reiser4. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Hans Reiser is the 213th most popular computer scientist (down from 189th in 2024), the 14,384th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,854th in 2019) and the 111th most popular American Computer Scientist.

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Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS

Among computer scientists, Hans Reiser ranks 213 out of 245. Before him are Sophie Wilson, Stuart J. Russell, Daphne Koller, Bram Moolenaar, Craig Federighi, and Theo de Raadt. After him are Martin Odersky, Alexandra Elbakyan, Phil Katz, Bram Cohen, Terry A. Davis, and Eric Allman.

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Among people born in 1963, Hans Reiser ranks 791. Before him are Bakhytzhan Sagintayev, Cynthia Gibb, Jelle Nijdam, Peter Morgan, Ann Haesebrouck, Jiao Zhimin, and Erik van Rossum. After him are Corinne Maier, Tomoo Kudaka, Wojciech Smarzowski, Oğuz Çetin, and Chieko Honda.

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Among COMPUTER SCIENTISTS In United States

Among computer scientists born in United States, Hans Reiser ranks 111. Before him are Dave Cutler (1942), Robert Tappan Morris (1965), Brian Acton (1972), Ralph Merkle (1952), Jon Hall (1950), and Craig Federighi (1969). After him are Phil Katz (1962), Bram Cohen (1975), Terry A. Davis (1969), Eric Allman (1955), Nancy Lynch (1948), and Douglas Crockford (1955).

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