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Mark P. McCahill

American internet pioneer

  • Fame39.5
  • Momentum0.0
  • Developers rank#247
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  • Fame39.5
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  • Wikipedia270
Born 1956 · age 70United States
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    Born 1956
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Updated 2026-06-18

Mark Perry McCahill is an American computer scientist and Internet pioneer. He has developed and popularized a number of Internet technologies since the late 1980s, including the Gopher protocol, Uniform Resource Locators (URLs), and POPmail.

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Profile type
Developer
Category
Developers
Country
United States
Category rank
#247
Last updated
2026-06-18
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Completeness75.0
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    wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org
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    wikipedia · de.wikipedia.org
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Status
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Born
February 7, 1956
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