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Tim Berners-Lee at the Home Office, London, on 11 March 2010 ... In the
1997
Queen's Birthday Honours he was appointed an Officer of the Order of
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Sir Tim Berners-Lee
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Berners-Lee in 2008
Born Timothy John Berners-Lee
(1955-06-08) 8 June 1955 (age 58)^[8][1]
London, England
United Kingdom^[9][1]
Residence United States and United Kingdom^[10][2]
Nationality British
[11]Alma mater [12]Queen's College, Oxford
Occupation [13]Computer scientist
Employer
* [14]World Wide Web Consortium
* [15]University of Southampton
* [16]Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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