Alexander Zipf

German geographer, university lecturer and GIS researcher (1971-)
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Alexander Zipf

Summary

Alexander Zipf is a human[1]. He was born on 1971[2]. He worked as a geographic information scientist[3], university teacher[4], and geographer[5].

Key Facts

  • Alexander Zipf was born on 1971[2].
  • Alexander Zipf was born on March 11, 1971[6].
  • Alexander Zipf held citizenship in Germany[7].
  • Alexander Zipf worked as a geographic information scientist[3].
  • Alexander Zipf's professions included university teacher[4].
  • Alexander Zipf worked as a geographer[5].
  • Alexander Zipf's field of work was geoinformatics[8].
  • Alexander Zipf held the position of professor[9].
  • Alexander Zipf was employed by Heidelberg University[10].
  • Alexander Zipf is recorded as male[11].
  • Alexander Zipf's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Alexander Zipf supervised Rene Westerholt as a doctoral student[13].
  • Alexander Zipf supervised Steffen Knoblauch as a doctoral student[14].
  • Alexander Zipf's family name is recorded as Zipf[15].
  • Alexander Zipf's given name is recorded as Alexander[16].
  • Alexander Zipf's given name is recorded as Rudolf[17].
  • Alexander Zipf's official website is recorded as https://www.geog.uni-heidelberg.de/gis/zipf.html[18].
  • Alexander Zipf's participant in is recorded as FOSSGIS conference 2011[19].
  • Alexander Zipf's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German[20].
  • Alexander Zipf's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[21].

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Origins and Family

Recorded date of birth include 1971[2] and March 11, 1971[6].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include geographic information scientist[3], university teacher[4], and geographer[5]. Alexander Zipf's field of work was geoinformatics[8]. Among his employers was Heidelberg University[10]. He held the position of professor[9]. Doctoral students include Rene Westerholt[13], a researcher[22], specialised in geosocial media data[23] and Steffen Knoblauch[14], a researcher[24], of Germany[25].

FAQs

What did Alexander Zipf do for work?

Alexander Zipf worked as geographic information scientist[3], university teacher[4], and geographer[5].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . ORCID Public Data File 2023. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [2] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . fossgis-konferenz.de. Retrieved . fossgis-konferenz.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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