Arjen K. Lenstra

Dutch mathematician
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Arjen K. Lenstra

Summary

Arjen K. Lenstra is a human[1]. Born in Groningen[2], he… he was born on +1956-03-02T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a mathematician[4], university teacher[5], cryptographer[6], and computer scientist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Arjen K. Lenstra's place of birth was Groningen[2].
  • Arjen K. Lenstra was born on +1956-03-02T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Arjen K. Lenstra held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands[9].
  • Arjen K. Lenstra's professions included mathematician[4].
  • Arjen K. Lenstra worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Arjen K. Lenstra worked as a cryptographer[6].
  • Arjen K. Lenstra's professions included computer scientist[7].
  • Among Arjen K. Lenstra's employers was Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne[10].
  • Among Arjen K. Lenstra's employers was University of Chicago[11].
  • Arjen K. Lenstra was educated at University of Amsterdam[12].
  • Arjen K. Lenstra's doctoral advisor was Peter van Emde Boas[13].
  • Arjen K. Lenstra received the IACR Fellow[14].
  • Arjen K. Lenstra was a member of Academia Europaea[15].
  • Arjen K. Lenstra's image is recorded as Arjen Lenstra-IMG 8901.jpg[16].
  • Arjen K. Lenstra's image is recorded as Arjen Lenstra-IMG 9383.jpg[17].
  • Arjen K. Lenstra is recorded as male[18].
  • Arjen K. Lenstra's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Arjen K. Lenstra supervised Wieb Bosma as a doctoral student[20].
  • Arjen K. Lenstra supervised Marc-Paul van der Hulst as a doctoral student[21].
  • Arjen K. Lenstra supervised Martijn Stam as a doctoral student[22].
  • Arjen K. Lenstra supervised Jeroen Mathias Doumen as a doctoral student[23].
  • Arjen K. Lenstra supervised Willemina (Willemien) Hendrika Ekkelkamp as a doctoral student[24].
  • Arjen K. Lenstra supervised Shahram Khazaei as a doctoral student[25].
  • Arjen K. Lenstra supervised Juraj Šarinay as a doctoral student[26].
  • Arjen K. Lenstra supervised Andrea Miele as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Arjen K. Lenstra's place of birth was Groningen[2]. He was born on +1956-03-02T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Arjen K. Lenstra's education included a stint at University of Amsterdam[12]. His doctoral advisor was Peter van Emde Boas[13]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[28].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[4], university teacher[5], cryptographer[6], and computer scientist[7]. Employers include Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne[10], a public university[29], in Switzerland[30], founded in 1969[31] and University of Chicago[11], a private university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1890[34], headquartered in Chicago[35]. Doctoral students include Wieb Bosma[20], a researcher[36]; Marc-Paul van der Hulst[21]; Martijn Stam[22]; Jeroen Mathias Doumen[23], a mathematician[37], b. 1975[38], specialised in mathematics[39]; Willemina (Willemien) Hendrika Ekkelkamp[24]; and Shahram Khazaei[25].

Recognition

Arjen K. Lenstra received the IACR Fellow[14].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Arjen K. Lenstra include Lenstra–Lenstra–Lovász lattice basis reduction algorithm[40], an integer relation algorithm[41].

Why It Matters

Arjen K. Lenstra ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

Entities named for him include Lenstra–Lenstra–Lovász lattice basis reduction algorithm[40], an integer relation algorithm[41].

FAQs

Where was Arjen K. Lenstra born?

Arjen K. Lenstra was born in Groningen[2].

What did Arjen K. Lenstra do for work?

Arjen K. Lenstra worked as mathematician[4], university teacher[5], cryptographer[6], and computer scientist[7].

Where did Arjen K. Lenstra go to school?

Arjen K. Lenstra was educated at University of Amsterdam[12].

What awards did Arjen K. Lenstra receive?

Honors received include IACR Fellow[14].

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  11. [7] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . people.epfl.ch. Retrieved . people.epfl.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . iacr.org. Retrieved . iacr.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  24. [15] . www.ae-info.org. wikidata.org.
  25. [28] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [3] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [40] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [41] . 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. [42] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Sibling Hendrik Lenstra, Andries Lenstra, Jan Karel Lenstra
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