Rob Hartill
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Robert Hartill (born 30 January 1969 in
and is notable for playing a key role in the initial growth of the World Wide Web.Hartill grew up in Wales, and studied computer science at University of Wales College, Cardiff where he earned a BSc and PhD.
In 1993, he became involved with the rec.arts.movies database that went on to become the
Internet Movie Database
(IMDb). On 5 August 1993 he announced the first web version of the database.
In 1994, Hartill moved to
In 1996, the
Country Fire Service
and a hobby farmer.
See also
References
- ^ Robert Cailliau (May 1994). "WWW94 Awards". CERN. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
- ^ "The World-Wide Web Hall of Fame". Best of the Web Directory. 1994. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
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