Adriaan Cornelis Zaanen

Dutch mathematician (1913-2003)
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Summary

Adriaan Cornelis Zaanen is a human[1]. He was born in Rotterdam[2]. He was born on June 14, 1913[3]. He died in Wassenaar[4]. He died on April 1, 2003[5]. He worked as a mathematician[6] and university teacher[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Adriaan Cornelis Zaanen was born in Rotterdam[2].
  • Adriaan Cornelis Zaanen passed away in Wassenaar[4].
  • Adriaan Cornelis Zaanen was born on June 14, 1913[3].
  • Adriaan Cornelis Zaanen died on April 1, 2003[5].
  • Adriaan Cornelis Zaanen held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands[9].
  • Dutch was Adriaan Cornelis Zaanen's native language[10].
  • Adriaan Cornelis Zaanen worked as a mathematician[6].
  • Adriaan Cornelis Zaanen's professions included university teacher[7].
  • Adriaan Cornelis Zaanen's field of work was mathematics[11].
  • Adriaan Cornelis Zaanen's field of work was functional analysis[12].
  • Adriaan Cornelis Zaanen held the position of chairperson[13].
  • Adriaan Cornelis Zaanen was employed by Delft University of Technology[14].
  • Adriaan Cornelis Zaanen was employed by Leiden University[15].
  • Adriaan Cornelis Zaanen was employed by Delft University of Technology[16].
  • Among Adriaan Cornelis Zaanen's employers was Bandung Institute of Technology[17].
  • Adriaan Cornelis Zaanen was educated at Leiden University[18].
  • Adriaan Cornelis Zaanen's doctoral advisor was Johannes Droste[19].
  • Adriaan Cornelis Zaanen received the Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion[20].
  • Adriaan Cornelis Zaanen was a member of Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences[21].
  • Adriaan Cornelis Zaanen is recorded as male[22].
  • Adriaan Cornelis Zaanen's instance of is recorded as human[23].
  • Adriaan Cornelis Zaanen supervised Wilhelmus Luxemburg as a doctoral student[24].
  • Adriaan Cornelis Zaanen supervised Rien Kaashoek as a doctoral student[25].
  • Adriaan Cornelis Zaanen supervised Anton R. Schep as a doctoral student[26].
  • Adriaan Cornelis Zaanen supervised Adrianus Cornelis van Eynsbergen as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Adriaan Cornelis Zaanen was born in Rotterdam[2]. He was born on June 14, 1913[3]. Dutch was his native language[10].

Education

Adriaan Cornelis Zaanen was educated at Leiden University[18]. His doctoral advisor was Johannes Droste[19].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[6] and university teacher[7]. Fields of work include mathematics[11], an academic discipline[28] and functional analysis[12], a branch of mathematics[29]. Employers include Delft University of Technology[14], an institute of technology[30], in Netherlands[31], founded in 1842[32], headquartered in Delft[33]; Leiden University[15], a university[34], in Netherlands[35], founded in 1575[36], headquartered in Leiden[37]; and Bandung Institute of Technology[17], an institute of technology[38], in Indonesia[39], founded in 1920[40]. Adriaan Cornelis Zaanen held the position of chairperson[13]. Doctoral students include Wilhelmus Luxemburg[24], a mathematician[41], 1929–2018[42], of United States[43], awarded the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[44], specialised in mathematics[45]; Rien Kaashoek[25], a mathematician[46], 1937–2024[47], of Kingdom of the Netherlands[48], specialised in algebra[49]; Anton R. Schep[26], a mathematician[50], b. 1951[51], of Kingdom of the Netherlands[52]; Adrianus Cornelis van Eynsbergen[27]; Ebbel de Jonge[53]; and Ben de Pagter[54], a mathematician[55], b. 1953[56].

Recognition

Adriaan Cornelis Zaanen received the Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion[20].

Death and Burial

Adriaan Cornelis Zaanen died on April 1, 2003[5]. He died in Wassenaar[4].

Why It Matters

Adriaan Cornelis Zaanen ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[8] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]

FAQs

Where was Adriaan Cornelis Zaanen born?

Born in Rotterdam[2].

Where did Adriaan Cornelis Zaanen die?

Adriaan Cornelis Zaanen died in Wassenaar[4].

What did Adriaan Cornelis Zaanen do for work?

Adriaan Cornelis Zaanen worked as mathematician[6] and university teacher[7].

Where did Adriaan Cornelis Zaanen go to school?

Adriaan Cornelis Zaanen was educated at Leiden University[18].

What awards did Adriaan Cornelis Zaanen receive?

Honors received include Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion[20].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  3. [22] ↑ . dataset Library TU Delft. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  17. [20] ↑ . nationaalarchief.nl. nationaalarchief.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  26. [3] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [5] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  22. [49] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  24. [51] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  25. [52] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  26. [55] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  27. [56] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [57] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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