Alex Roshuk
Alex Roshuk (born in New York, New York, July 14, 1956,[1] died November 9, 2014 (aged 58))[2] practiced law in New York since 1998, was the first legal advisor to the Wikimedia Foundation from 2003 to 2005.[3] Roshuk wrote a 1,300-word summary of arbitration and mediation modes of legal dispute resolution that became the basis for the Wikipedia Arbitration Committee.[3][4] Roshuk also worked in the entertainment industry as director, editor and held numerous positions.
He has directed several educational television documentaries Italian and a short film entitled The Wizard of Malta in 1981. He is also founder of The Standby Program, a nonprofit organization for postproduction.[5]
Roshuk was an electrical engineer and entertained children as "Brooklyn Santa" from 1966 until at least 2012.[6]
References
- ↑ "Alexis Roshuk – USA". vitheque.com.
- ↑ "Alex Roshuk / User:Alex756". [Wikimedia-l] mail list archive. November 10, 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- 1 2 Dave Hoffman (24 January 2011), "Wikipedia's First Lawyer", concurringopinions.com, retrieved 21 April 2012
- ↑ Hoffman, David A.; Mehra, Salil K. (March 5, 2009), "Wikitruth Through Wikiorder", Emory Law Journal, 59 (1), SSRN 1354424
- ↑ "NYFA Artists – Alex Roshuk". New York Foundation for the Arts. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ↑ Ben Johnson (December 24, 2012), Santa Claus 2.0: Building drones to replace Rudolph, Marketplace (radio program)
External links
- Alex Roshuk at Justia
- Alex Roshuk at the Internet Movie Database
- Law office of Alex T. Roshuk, Brooklyn NY at the Wayback Machine (archived December 21, 2014)
- Roshuk, Alexis T. at Public Register of Arms, Flags and Badges (Governor General of Canada)