Sergey Mikhaylovich Brin is a Russian-born American computer scientist

Computer scientist

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 and internet entrepreneur

Internet entrepreneur

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 who, with Larry Page

Larry Page

Lawrence "Larry" Page is an American computer scientist and internet entrepreneur who, with Sergey Brin, is best known as the co-founder of Google. As of April 4, 2011, he is also the chief executive of Google, as announced on January 20, 2011...

, co-founded Google

Google

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, one of the largest internet companies. , his personal wealth is estimated to be $16.7 billion

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Brin immigrated to the United States from Soviet Union

Soviet Union

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 at the age of six. He earned his undergraduate degree at the University of Maryland

University of Maryland, College Park

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, following in his father's and grandfather's footsteps by studying mathematics

Mathematics

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, as well as computer science.