Florence Devouard
| Florence Devouard | |
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Florence Devouard
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| Chair of the Wikimedia Foundation | |
| In office 21 October 2006 – 17 July 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Jimmy Wales |
| Succeeded by | Michael Snow |
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| Born | 10 September 1968 Versailles, France |
| Spouse(s) | Bertrand Devouard |
| Children | 3 |
| Occupation | Consultant in Internet Communication Strategy, Chair Emeritus of the Wikimedia Foundation |
Florence Jacqueline Sylvie Devouard, née Nibart (born 10 September 1968) was the Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation between October 2006 and July 2008.
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Education[edit]
Devouard holds an engineering degree in agronomy from ENSAIAo and a DEA in genetics and biotechnologies from INPL.[1]
Career[edit]
On 9 March 2008, Devouard was elected member of the municipal council of Malintrat.[2]
Devouard joined the board of Wikimedia Foundation in June 2004 as Chair of the Board of Trustees, succeeding Jimmy Wales.[3] She was a founder of Wikimedia France in October 2004. She has served on the Advisory Board of the Foundation since July 2008.[4]
Co-founder of Wikimedia France in 2004, she was vice-chair of its board as of 2011 until December 2012.[5]
Recognition[edit]
On 16 May 2008, she was made a knight in the French National Order of Merit, proposed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as "chair of an international foundation".[6]
References[edit]
Specific[edit]
- ^ Devouard, Florence. "Small biography about Florence Devouard". Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ^ Election results, French Ministry of the Interior
- ^ "Board of Trustees". Wikimedia Foundation. 2012-02-15. Retrieved 2012-03-26.
- ^ "Wikipedia's initiatives in the developing world. Interview with Florence Devouard". Alliance lab. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
- ^ "Assemblée Générale de Décembre 2012 (General Assembly - December 2012)". Wikimédia France official website (in French). 1 December 2010. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
- ^ "Decree of May 16, 2008" (in French). Legifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 2012-03-26.
Further reading[edit]
- Lih, Andrew. The Wikipedia Revolution: How a Bunch of Nobodies Created the World's Greatest Encyclopedia. Hyperion, New York City. 2009. First Edition. ISBN 978-1-4013-0371-6 (alkaline paper).
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- Florence Devouard's Wikipedia userpage
- Anthere Consulting website
- Personal blog
- Wikimedia Foundation and sustainability
- 2005 Board candidacy presentation
- Video-Interview on 10 February 2007 at the Lift07 conference in Geneva
- "What the future holds for Wikipedia". Swissinfo. 2008-01-25. Interview with Florence Devouard.
- 'Madame Wikipedia' runs web giant from village HQ 2007 AFP article
- A Life in the Day: Florence Devouard 2007 Times article
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| Preceded by Jimmy Wales |
Chair of the Wikimedia Foundation October 21, 2006 – July 17, 2008 |
Succeeded by Michael Snow |
- 1968 births
- Living people
- Chairmen of organizations
- Chairwomen
- Chevaliers of the Ordre national du Mérite
- French Internet celebrities
- French women engineers
- People from Versailles
- Wikimedia Foundation Advisory Board members
- Former Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees members
- Wikipedia people
- Women in engineering
- Women in technology
- 21st-century women engineers
- 20th-century women engineers
- 21st-century French engineers
- 20th-century French engineers
