Gervase Markham (programmer)
| Gervase Markham | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
21 June 1978 Morland, Cumbria, U.K. |
| Died | 27 July 2018 (aged 40) |
| Residence | Loughborough |
| Other names | Gerv |
| Occupation | Governator at the Mozilla Corporation |
| Website |
gerv |
Gervase Markham (21 June 1978[1] – 27 July 2018[2]) was a British Software Engineer for the Mozilla Foundation,[3] and was a lead developer of Bugzilla. He started contributing to the Mozilla project in 1999,[3] and became the youngest paid employee of Mozilla.org at age 23 after he graduated from Oxford University.[4]
Markham was named after his paternal grandfather Canon Gervase Markham (1910–2007),[5] 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).[6]
In 2006, he won a Google-O'Reilly Open Source Award as "Best Community Activist".[7] He has also presented to the FOSDEM conference for several years about the Mozilla Foundation activities and Bugzilla.
Markham was a born-again Christian, and had been undergoing treatment for metastatic adenoid cystic carcinoma. He wrote about both, and the relationship he saw between them.[8][9]
He died on 27 July 2018 after a long battle with cancer.[10][11]
References[edit]
- ^ https://gerv.net/aboutme.html
- ^ https://www.pro-linux.de/news/1/26139/langj%C3%A4hriger-mozilla-mitarbeiter-gervase-markham-verstorben.html (in German)
- ^ a b Rhys Blakely (September 13, 2005). "Charity with 100 million fans". The Sunday Times. London. Retrieved 2007-12-31.
- ^ "Taming the Lizard". New Architect. July 2, 2002. Retrieved 2007-12-31.
- ^ http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article3141694.ece
- ^ Canon Markham's obituary The Times 7 January 2008.
- ^ "Google-O'Reilly Open Source Awards – Hall of Fame". January 28, 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-06.
- ^ Gervase Markham (April 1, 2006). "Thank God for Cancer". Retrieved 2007-01-02.
- ^ Gervase Markham. "Cancer".
- ^ "Going Home | Hacking for Christ". blog.gerv.net. February 16, 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
- ^ Benjamin Kerensa (July 28, 2018). "Remembering Gerv Markham".
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