Arjan van der Schaft

Dutch control theorist
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Arjan van der Schaft

Summary

Arjan van der Schaft is a human[1]. He was born in Vlaardingen[2]. He was born on +1955-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a mathematician[4] and university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Born in Vlaardingen[2], Arjan van der Schaft…
  • Arjan van der Schaft was born on +1955-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Arjan van der Schaft held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands[7].
  • Arjan van der Schaft worked as a mathematician[4].
  • Arjan van der Schaft's professions included university teacher[5].
  • Arjan van der Schaft's field of work was mathematics[8].
  • Arjan van der Schaft was employed by University of Groningen[9].
  • Arjan van der Schaft was employed by University of Twente[10].
  • Arjan van der Schaft was educated at University of Groningen[11].
  • Arjan van der Schaft's doctoral advisor was Jan Camiel Willems[12].
  • Arjan van der Schaft's doctoral advisor was Huibert Kwakernaak[13].
  • Arjan van der Schaft received the IEEE Fellow[14].
  • Arjan van der Schaft's image is recorded as AJvanderSchaft.jpg[15].
  • Arjan van der Schaft is recorded as male[16].
  • Arjan van der Schaft's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Arjan van der Schaft supervised Viswanath Talasila as a doctoral student[18].
  • Arjan van der Schaft supervised Anak Agung Julius as a doctoral student[19].
  • Arjan van der Schaft supervised Jacquelien Scherpen as a doctoral student[20].
  • Arjan van der Schaft supervised Marko Seslija as a doctoral student[21].
  • Arjan van der Schaft supervised Rodolfo Reyes-Báez as a doctoral student[22].
  • Arjan van der Schaft's ISNI is recorded as 0000000110279250[23].
  • Arjan van der Schaft's ISNI is recorded as 0000000389539979[24].
  • Arjan van der Schaft's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 61617200[25].
  • Arjan van der Schaft's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 282936530[26].
  • Arjan van der Schaft's GND ID is recorded as 108918560X[27].

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Origins and Family

Arjan van der Schaft's place of birth was Vlaardingen[2]. He was born on +1955-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Arjan van der Schaft was educated at University of Groningen[11]. Doctoral advisors include Jan Camiel Willems[12], a mathematician[28], 1939–2013[29], of Belgium[30], awarded the Fellow of the International Federation of Automatic Control[31] and Huibert Kwakernaak[13], a university teacher[32], b. 1937[33], specialised in applied mathematics[34]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[4] and university teacher[5]. Arjan van der Schaft's field of work was mathematics[8]. Employers include University of Groningen[9], a public research university[36], in Netherlands[37], founded in 1614[38], headquartered in Groningen[39] and University of Twente[10], a university[40], in Netherlands[41], founded in 1961[42], headquartered in Enschede[43]. Doctoral students include Viswanath Talasila[18], b. 1975[44]; Anak Agung Julius[19], an electrical engineer[45]; Jacquelien Scherpen[20], a university teacher[46], b. 1966[47], of Kingdom of the Netherlands[48]; Marko Seslija[21]; and Rodolfo Reyes-Báez[22].

Recognition

Arjan van der Schaft received the IEEE Fellow[14].

Why It Matters

Arjan van der Schaft ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where was Arjan van der Schaft born?

Arjan van der Schaft's place of birth was Vlaardingen[2].

What did Arjan van der Schaft do for work?

Arjan van der Schaft worked as mathematician[4] and university teacher[5].

Where did Arjan van der Schaft go to school?

Arjan van der Schaft was educated at University of Groningen[11].

What awards did Arjan van der Schaft receive?

Honors received include IEEE Fellow[14].

References

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  1. [15] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . math.rug.nl. Retrieved . math.rug.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [17] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  13. [12] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  24. [27] . wikidata.org.
  25. [35] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  26. [3] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 26d ago · Frettiebot bot · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of birth +1955-00-00T00:00:00Z
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    Bibsys id 90310138
    Nacsis-cat author id DA02032915
    Library of congress authority id n87831883
    Given name Abraham, Jan
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