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{{Personal infobox
{{Personal infobox <!--see 'Template:Personal infobox' for full detail-->
|image      = [[File:Ward Cunningham.jpg|310px|A beaming Ward Cunningham, circa 2006]]
|image      = [[File:Ward Cunningham.jpg|310px]]<br>A beaming Ward Cunningham, circa 2006
|name      = Howard G. Cunningham
|name      = Howard G. Cunningham<!--full OFFICIAL name of person-->
|age        =  
|age        = ''born:'' 26 May 1949<!--or DoB, or just year of birth; leave blank if unknown-->
|gender    = {{tag|Male Wiki People|Male}}
|gender    = {{tag|Male Wiki People|Male}}
|other names= Ward Cunningham<br>'The Creator of Wiki'
|other names= Ward Cunningham<br>'The creator of wiki'<br>The father of wiki<!--birth name (if different), wiki username(s), other nickname(s); leave blank if none / unknown-->
|nationality= {{tag|Wiki People from the United States|American}}
|nationality= {{tag|Wiki People from the United States|American}}
|languages  = {{language|en|N}}
|languages  = English
|residence  = {{tag|Portland}}, {{tag|Oregon}}, {{tag|United States|USA}}
|residence  = {{Wp|Beaverton, Oregon|Beaverton}}, {{Wp|Washington County, Oregon|Washington County}}, {{tag|Oregon}}, [[:Category:United States|United States of America]]
|home wiki  = [[WikiWikiWeb]], aka ''Ward's Wiki''
|home wiki  = [[WikiWikiWeb]], aka ''Ward's Wiki''
|status    = Active
|status    = Active<!--'Active', 'Semi-active', 'WikiHoliday', 'Retired', 'Deceased', etc; leave blank if unknown-->
|website    = http://C2.com
|website    = https://C2.com
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}}
}}[[File:The Wiki Way book cover.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Ward Cunningham, the inventor of [[wiki]], was the co-author of the book ''[[The Wiki Way: Quick Collaboration on the Web|The Wiki Way]]'', along with [[Bo Leuf]], first published 2001.]]
[[File:The Wiki Way book cover.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Cunningham, the inventor of wiki, was the co-author of the book ''[[The Wiki Way: Quick Collaboration on the Web|The Wiki Way]]'', along with [[Bo Leuf]].]]
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'''Howard G. Cunningham''', usually known as '''Ward Cunningham''', is an {{tag|Wiki People from the United States|American}} computer {{tag|Programming|programmer}}, best known as the author and creator of the first {{tag|wiki}} software, [[:Category:WikiWikiWeb|WikiWikiWeb]]; the name of which was inspired by ''wiki'', the Hawaiian word for 'quick'.
'''Howard G. Cunningham, {{Wp|List of master's degrees in North America#Computer Science|M.S.}}''', born 26 May 1949 in {{tag|Michigan|Michigan City}}, [[:Category:Indiana|Indiana]], USA, usually known as '''Ward Cunningham''', is an {{tag|Wiki People from the United States|American}} computer {{tag|Programming|programmer}}, and inventor of the [[wiki]].


;External links
Within the [[wikisphere]], Cunningham is best known as the author and creator of the first {{tag|wiki}} software, {{tag|WikiWikiWeb}}; the name of which was inspired by ''wiki'', the [[:Category:Hawaiian|Hawaiian]] word for 'quick'.<ref>[https://C2.com/doc/etymology.html Correspondence on the Etymology of Wiki]; ''C2.com''; Ward Cunningham; November 2003; retrieved 18 January 2022.</ref>  In 2011, he created [[Smallest Federated Wiki]], a software tool for wiki federation, which applies aspects of software development such as [[fork]]ing to wiki pages.
*[http://wiki.c2.com/?WardCunningham User page] on [[Ward's Wiki]]
 
*[[wp:Ward Cunningham|Ward Cunningham]] — at the [[English Wikipedia]]
;''Publications
*[[Bo Leuf]], Ward Cunningham (2005); '''''[[The Wiki Way: Quick Collaboration on the Web]]'''''; Addison-Wesley Professional; 5th printing; ISBN 020171499X.
*Rick Mugridge, Ward Cunningham (2005); ''Fit for Developing Software''; Prentice Hall PTR; ISBN 0321269349.
 
;''References
<References/>
 
;''External links
*[https://Wiki.C2.com/?WardCunningham Ward Cunningham user page] — on [[WikiWikiWeb]], also known as Ward's Wiki
*{{Wp|Ward Cunningham}} — at the [[English Wikipedia]]
*[[Wikiquote:Ward Cunningham|Quotations from Ward Cunningham]] — at the [[English Wikiquote]]
*[[Archive.org:20040909213633/http://www.ERCB.com/feature/feature.0071.html|ERCB: The Wiki Way (2001) – book review]] — at ERCB.com (via [[Archive.org]]); Electronic Review of Computer Books
*[[Archive.org:20060411041312/http://www.SQLSummit.com/People/WCunningham.htm|Ward Cunningham discusses Eclipse, wiki, and agile development]] — at ''SQLSummit.com'', Ken North Computing, LLC., 7 April 2006
*[https://Corante.com/many/ward-cunningham-on-the-crucible-of-creativity/ Ward Cunningham on the Crucible of Creativity] — impressionistic transcript from Ward Cunningham’s opening keynote at [[WikiSym]], at ''Corante.com'', 17 October 2005


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