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Matthias Ettrich: German programmer, founder of the KDE project.
Born in Bietigheim-Bissingen (age 53).
Recipient of the Medal of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Studied at University of Tübingen.
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Matthias Ettrich is a German computer scientist and founder of the KDE and LyX projects.
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