Hiroo Yamagata
This article is about the author, economist and translator. For the artist, see Hiro Yamagata (artist).
Hiroo Yamagata (山形 浩生 Yamagata Hiroo, born March 13, 1964) is a Japanese author, critic, economist, and translator. He translated some important works in computer technology such as "The Cathedral and the Bazaar" by Eric S. Raymond, "Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace" by Lawrence Lessig into Japanese. He is also the founder and chairman of Project Sugita Genpaku, which is a volunteer effort to translate free content texts into Japanese.
See also: Japanese literature, List of Japanese authors
See also
External links
- YAMAGATA Hiroo: The Official Page
- YAMAGATA Hiroo: The Official Page (in Japanese)
- "Project Sugita Genpaku" (in Japanese)
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