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Patrick Durusau

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📍 Covington, Georgia, United States

Patrick Durusau is a leading expert in markup languages and information standards, chairing committees for INCITS and ISO. He served as Director of R&D for the Society of Biblical Literature and has been the editor of the OpenDocument Format (ODF) standard for most of its existence. He holds a Ph. D. and has a background as a lawyer.

His interest in technology was sparked by the challenge of representing ancient cuneiform texts on early computers. He continues to focus on applying markup to ancient languages and biblical texts for scholarly analysis. He also manages a small chicken farming venture with his wife.

He has been a consistent advocate for markup languages and open standards since 1992.

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Experience
25 Years
Current Role
Owner
Location
Covington, Georgia, United States
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Open Document Standards
Serves as Co-Chair of the OASIS OpenDocument TC and has been the editor for the OpenDocument Format (ODF) and its ISO/IEC mirror standard for many years.
XML & Markup Languages
His career is dedicated to XML development, markup standards, and information theory, advocating for standards like TEI, OSIS, and ODF since the early 1990s.
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Career

Work history

1-2007
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Patrick Durusau
1-2000 - 5-2006
Director of Research and Development
Society of Biblical Literature
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Balisage 2021 – Participant Bios (includes Patrick Durusau). Featured in Balisage Conference
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Inside SEMC – Winter 2025 (feature/article by Patrick Durusau). Featured in Inside SEMC (Issuu)
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