Andries van Dam

Summary

Andries van Dam is a human^[1]. Born in Groningen^[2], he… he was born on December 8, 1938^[3]. He worked as a computer scientist^[4], engineer^[5], and university teacher^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (94 views/month, #7,264 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Andries van Dam was born in Groningen^[2].
• Andries van Dam was born on December 8, 1938^[3].
• Andries van Dam held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands^[8].
• English was Andries van Dam's native language^[9].
• Andries van Dam worked as a computer scientist^[4].
• Andries van Dam's professions included engineer^[5].
• Andries van Dam worked as a university teacher^[6].
• Andries van Dam's field of work was informatics^[10].
• Andries van Dam's field of work was computer graphics^[11].
• Andries van Dam's field of work was computer science^[12].
• Among Andries van Dam's employers was Brown University^[13].
• Andries van Dam was educated at Swarthmore College^[14].
• Andries van Dam was educated at University of Pennsylvania^[15].
• Andries van Dam's doctoral advisor was Harry Joshua Gray, Jr.^[16].
• Andries van Dam received the IEEE James H. Mulligan, Jr. Education Medal^[17].
• Andries van Dam received the ACM Fellow^[18].
• Andries van Dam received the IEEE Fellow^[19].
• Andries van Dam received the honorary doctor of ETH Zürich^[20].
• Andries van Dam was a member of National Academy of Engineering^[21].
• Andries van Dam was a member of Association for Computing Machinery^[22].
• Andries van Dam was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[23].
• Andries van Dam is recorded as male^[24].
• Andries van Dam's instance of is recorded as human^[25].
• Andries van Dam supervised Steven K. Feiner as a doctoral student^[26].
• Andries van Dam supervised Ingrid Birgitta Carlbom as a doctoral student^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Groningen^[2], Andries van Dam… he was born on December 8, 1938^[3]. English was his native language^[9].

Education

Educated at Swarthmore College^[14], a liberal arts college^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1864^[30] and University of Pennsylvania^[15], a private university^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1740^[33], headquartered in Philadelphia^[34]. Andries van Dam's doctoral advisor was Harry Joshua Gray, Jr.^[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist^[4], engineer^[5], and university teacher^[6]. Fields of work include informatics^[10], an academic major^[35], founded in 1957^[36]; computer graphics^[11], a field of study^[37]; and computer science^[12], an academic discipline^[38]. Andries van Dam was employed by Brown University^[13]. Doctoral students include Steven K. Feiner^[26], a computer scientist^[39], b. 1952^[40], of United States^[41], awarded the CHI Academy^[42], specialised in computing^[43]; Ingrid Birgitta Carlbom^[27]; John A. Stankovic^[44], a computer scientist^[45], awarded the ACM Fellow^[46]; Charles Michael Strauss^[47]; James Cope Michener^[48]; and Richard Daniel Bergeron^[49], a computer scientist^[50].

Recognition

Awards received include IEEE James H. Mulligan, Jr. Education Medal^[17], a science award^[51], founded in 1956^[52]; ACM Fellow^[18], a fellowship award^[53]; IEEE Fellow^[19], a science award^[54]; and honorary doctor of ETH Zürich^[20], an award^[55], in Switzerland^[56].

Why It Matters

Andries van Dam ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (94 views/month, #7,264 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[57] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[58]

His notable doctoral advisees include Steven K. Feiner^[59], a computer scientist^[60], b. 1952^[61], of United States^[62], awarded the CHI Academy^[63], specialised in computing^[64]; Dick Bulterman^[65], a computer scientist^[66], b. 1951^[67], of Kingdom of the Netherlands^[68]; John A. Stankovic^[69], a computer scientist^[70], awarded the ACM Fellow^[71]; Joseph LaViola^[72], a computer scientist^[73]; and Richard Daniel Bergeron^[74], a computer scientist^[75].

FAQs

Where was Andries van Dam born?

Born in Groningen^[2], Andries van Dam…

What did Andries van Dam do for work?

Andries van Dam worked as computer scientist^[4], engineer^[5], and university teacher^[6].

Where did Andries van Dam go to school?

Andries van Dam was educated at Swarthmore College^[14] and University of Pennsylvania^[15].

What awards did Andries van Dam receive?

Honors received include IEEE James H. Mulligan, Jr. Education Medal^[17], ACM Fellow^[18], IEEE Fellow^[19], and honorary doctor of ETH Zürich^[20].