Linus Tolke
Per Eskil Linus Tolke, born 15 January 1966, is a Swedish systems architect.[1][2]
Tolke's pioneering role in the early days of computer technology innovation in Sweden spans from contributions to early computer gaming, to the creation of the first Swedish website, as well as being considered a co-founder of Swedish Wikipedia.[3][4]
Biography
Linus Tolke studied at the Institute of Technology at Linköping University 1985–1994. At university, he was active in its academic computer club Lysator. An association which created "Spinner", the first Swedish website in 1993.
In 1991, Linus Tolke created SvenskMud, a Swedish version of the text-based multiplayer real-time virtual world Multi-user dungeon.[5][6]
In early 2001, subsequent to the founding of the original Wikipedia in English, Jimmy Wales was in e-mail contact with Linus Tolke about a possible Swedish language version, with decision made around April 2001.[7] Swedish Wikipedia went online on sv.wikipedia.com 23 May 2001 as Wikipedia's 4th[citation needed] language version.[8][9][10][circular reference] The initial prototype "Phase I" UseModWiki software for sv.wikipedia.com was translated in May 2001 by Linus Tolke, who also tested around with a few short articles, before the contemporary "Phase III" MediaWiki for sv.wikipedia.org went online in November 2002.[11][12][13]
Tolke has also been active as an amateur radio operator.[1]
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- ↑ "Svenskspråkiga Wikipedia fyller 15 år och 3 miljoner artiklar!". 2 May 2016.
- ↑ "Svenska: Intervju med Linus Tolke i samband med Svenskspråkiga Wikipedias 20-årsdag. Eric Luth, Wikimedia Sverige, intervjuar". 10 May 2021.
- ↑ "En introduktion".
- ↑ "SvenskMUD är helt på svenska".
- ↑ Arvid Jurjaks (15 January 2011). "Bredd och kredd ska säkra tillväxten" [Broad and credible will ensure growth]. Sydsvenskan. p. 6. Retrieved 2022-09-20 – via Mediearkivet.
- ↑ "[Wikipedia-l] wikipedia.org".
- ↑ "Portal:Huvudsida: Versionshistorik – Wikipedia". Archived from the original on 2001-06-08.
- ↑ sv:Diskussion:Svenskspråkiga Wikipedia/Arkiv 2005
- ↑ "Svenskspråkiga Wikipedia fyller 15 år och 3 miljoner artiklar!". 2 May 2016.
- ↑ "Kontroversiell robot bakom wikiväxt". 3 May 2016.
- ↑ "Svenskspråkiga Wikipedia". 17 February 2025.
