Gervase Markham (programmer)
Gervase Markham (born June 1978) is a British programmer for the Mozilla Foundation,[1] and a lead developer of Bugzilla. He started contributing to the Mozilla project in 1999,[1] and became the youngest paid employee of Mozilla.org at age 23 after he graduated from Oxford University.[2]
Markham is named after his paternal grandfather Canon Gervase Markham (1910-2007), the squire and vicar of Morland near Penrith; both are related to the 16th century poet and writer Gervase Markham. According to his Times obituary, the elder Gervase Markham was a descendant of William Markham, Archbishop of York (1710–1807).[3]
In 2006, he won a Google-O'Reilly Open Source Award as "Best Community Activist".[4] He has also presented to the FOSDEM conference for several years about the Mozilla Foundation activities and Bugzilla.
Markham is a born-again Christian, and has been undergoing treatment for metastatic adenoid cystic carcinoma. He has written about both, and the relationship he sees between them.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Rhys Blakely (September 13, 2005). "Charity with 100 million fans". The Sunday Times. London. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2095-1778674,00.html. Retrieved 2007-12-31.
- ^ "Taming the Lizard". New Architect. July 2, 2002. http://www.ddj.com/architect/184411684. Retrieved 2007-12-31.
- ^ Canon Markham's obituary The Times 7 January 2008.
- ^ 2006 Google-O'Reilly Open Source Award Winners Announced - O'Reilly Conferences
- ^ Gervase Markham (April 1, 2006). "Thank God for Cancer". http://weblogs.mozillazine.org/gerv/archives/2006/04/thank_god_for_cancer.html. Retrieved 2007-01-02.
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