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| alt = Portrait of Henk Rogers wearing a white suite jacket and black tshirt underneath. | |||
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| birth_name = Henk Brouwer Rogers | |||
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1953|12|24|df=y}} | |||
| birth_place = Amsterdam, Netherlands | |||
| nationality = Dutch | |||
| citizenship = U.S. | |||
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| alma_mater = University Of Hawaii | |||
| occupation = Entrepreneur | |||
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| known_for = Founder of [[Bullet-Proof Software]], [[Blue Planet Software]], [[The Tetris Company]], and [[Blue Lava Wireless]] and others. | |||
| notable_works = ''[[Tetris Worlds]]'' | |||
| title = {{hlist|Chairman |Founder |CEO |Director |President}} | |||
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| spouse = Akemi Rogers | |||
| children = [[Maya Rogers]], Julie Rogers, Michael Rogers, Leonard Rogers | |||
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| website = {{URL|https://henkrogers.com/}} | |||
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'''Henk Rogers''' is an entrepreneur who owns [[The Tetris Company]] together with [[Alexey Pajitnov]]. Rogers was the first publisher to bring Tetris to Japan, and with Nintendo was able to secure console and handheld rights from [[Elorg]]. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[The Tetris Company]] | *[[The Tetris Company]] | ||
*[[History]] | *[[History]] | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://www.planetgamecube.com/specialArt.cfm?artid=11267 Planetgamecube.com's interview with Henk] | *[http://www.planetgamecube.com/specialArt.cfm?artid=11267 Planetgamecube.com's interview with Henk] | ||
[[Category:People]] | [[Category:People]] | ||
Latest revision as of 01:27, 22 April 2022
Henk Rogers | |
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| Born | Henk Brouwer Rogers 24 December 1953 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Citizenship | U.S. |
| Alma mater | University Of Hawaii |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Known for | Founder of Bullet-Proof Software, Blue Planet Software, The Tetris Company, and Blue Lava Wireless and others. |
Notable work | Tetris Worlds |
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| Spouse(s) | Akemi Rogers |
| Children | Maya Rogers, Julie Rogers, Michael Rogers, Leonard Rogers |
| Website | henkrogers |
Henk Rogers is an entrepreneur who owns The Tetris Company together with Alexey Pajitnov. Rogers was the first publisher to bring Tetris to Japan, and with Nintendo was able to secure console and handheld rights from Elorg.