Mark Shuttleworth
Mark Richard Shuttleworth is a South African and British entrepreneur, founder and CEO of Canonical, the company behind the Linux operating system variant Ubuntu. In 2002, Shuttleworth became the first African to travel to space, doing so as a space tourist. He holds dual citizenship from South Africa and the United Kingdom.
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- Born in
- Welkom
- Educated at
- University of Cape TownBrooks SchoolWestern Province Preparatory SchoolRondebosch Boys' High SchoolDiocesan College
- Awards
- 🏆 honorary doctorate
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1973
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