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Matthias Ettrich

Matthias Ettrich, German computer scientist and engineer, founded KDE

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Born
June 14, 1972
Age in 2026
54
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1972

About Matthias Ettrich

Matthias Ettrich is a German computer scientist and founder of the KDE and LyX projects. Ettrich founded and furthered the LyX project in 1995, initially conceived as a university term project. Ettrich founded KDE in 1996 when he proposed on Usenet a "consistent, nice looking free desktop environment" for Unix-like systems using Qt as its widget toolkit.

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Matthias Ettrich timeline

  1. Ettrich founded and furthered the LyX project in 1995, initially conceived as a university term project.
  2. Ettrich founded KDE in 1996 when he proposed on Usenet a "consistent, nice looking free desktop environment" for Unix-like systems using Qt as its widget toolkit.

The world when Matthias Ettrich was born

Matthias Ettrich was born in 1972. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1972

  • #1 song"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" – Roberta Flack
  • Top movieThe Godfather
  • Top TV showAll in the Family
  • Best-selling bookJonathan Livingston Seagull – Richard Bach

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentMark Spitz wins 7 gold medals at Munich Olympics
  • Top headlineWatergate break-in begins Nixon's downfall
  • Technology milestoneAtari founded
  • Defining fadPong (first mainstream video game)
  • Notable inventionPong video game
  • World population3.85 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderRichard Nixon
  • Sports championOakland Athletics (World Series)
  • Also wonLos Angeles Lakers (NBA)
  • U.S. population209.9M

1972 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Matthias Ettrich's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19722026
Gas$0.36$3.45/gal
Average home$19,800$435,000
Average income$12,600$67,500
Minimum wage$1.60$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$1.70$11.95
Postage stamp$0.08$0.73
Population209.9M341 million

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