In the history of technology, Matthias Ettrich is one of the names that keeps returning.
The record lists Matthias Ettrich as German programmer, founder of the KDE project.
Matthias Ettrich was born at Bietigheim-Bissingen in 1972. His recorded nationality is Germany. He was educated at University of Tübingen.
Modern careers are conducted in public and at speed, with reputations formed and revised far faster than the work itself changes.
The record gives his occupations as software engineer, computer scientist and engineer.
His affiliations include Nokia.
Technical work compounds - each layer makes the next one cheaper to attempt.
The honours are a fair index of how the work was received - Medal of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (2009).
That the work was done from Germany matters. Opportunity has never been evenly distributed, and where a person is based shapes which doors open and whose work gets seen.
Matthias Ettrich is still at work, and the final assessment has not been made - the ordinary condition of a living career.
Achievements
- Medal of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany — 2009
- Affiliated with Nokia
- Educated at University of Tübingen
- Worked as software engineer, computer scientist and engineer


