Torvalds (other)
Torvalds () is a Swedish/Finnish family name. It may refer to: People * Ole Torvalds (1916–1995), journalist and poet * Nils Torvalds (b. 1945), son of Ole; broadcast journalist, writer and politician * Linus Torvalds (b. 1969), son of Nils; software engineer and creator of the Linux kernel, who now works and lives in the U.S. Other * 9793 Torvalds, asteroid named for Linus Torvalds * Tanenbaum–Torvalds debate, debate between Andrew S. Tanenbaum and Linus Torvalds about Linux and kernel architecture in general See also * Torvald (other) Torvald is a Scandinavian masculine given name and may refer to: * Torvald Appelroth (1902–1984), Finnish fencer * Torvald Haavardstad (1893-1965), Norwegian politician * Torvald Högström (1926-2010), Finnish racing cyclist * Torvald Kvinla ...

Ole Torvalds
Ole Torvalds (4 August 1916 – 8 February 1995) was a Finnish-Swedish journalist and poet. He was the father of journalist-politician Nils Torvalds and grandfather of software engineer Linus Torvalds famous for the Linux kernel. His full name was Ole Torvald Elis Saxberg, but he was also named Karanko after his step father, Toivo Karanko. His family belongs to the Swedish-speaking minority. In 1935 when he had moved to Helsinki for studies he changed his name to Torvalds. In 1944 he was awarded a literature prize from ''Svenska Dagbladet'' (shared with Harry Martinson, Lars Ahlin and Elly Jannes). In 1978 he received an honorary doctorate from Åbo Akademi. His career as journalist was started as editor of Västra Nyland in Ekenäs where he stayed until after World War II. He was married to Märta von Wendt and had three children with her. After a divorce he became editor of Österbottningen in Karleby. Then he remarried with Meta Torvalds, fathered two more childr ...
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