Christoph von der Malsburg

German physicist
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Christoph von der Malsburg

Summary

Christoph von der Malsburg is a human[1]. His place of birth was Kassel[2]. He was born on May 8, 1942[3]. He worked as a physicist[4], university teacher[5], neuroscientist[6], information scientist[7], and neurobiologist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Christoph von der Malsburg's place of birth was Kassel[2].
  • Christoph von der Malsburg was born on May 8, 1942[3].
  • Christoph von der Malsburg held citizenship in Germany[10].
  • German was Christoph von der Malsburg's native language[11].
  • Christoph von der Malsburg's professions included physicist[4].
  • Christoph von der Malsburg's professions included university teacher[5].
  • Christoph von der Malsburg's professions included neuroscientist[6].
  • Christoph von der Malsburg worked as an information scientist[7].
  • Christoph von der Malsburg's professions included neurobiologist[8].
  • Christoph von der Malsburg's field of work was informatics[12].
  • Christoph von der Malsburg's field of work was neurobiology[13].
  • Christoph von der Malsburg was employed by Ruhr University Bochum[14].
  • Christoph von der Malsburg was employed by University of Southern California[15].
  • Christoph von der Malsburg was employed by Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry[16].
  • Among Christoph von der Malsburg's employers was Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies[17].
  • Christoph von der Malsburg's education included a stint at Heidelberg University[18].
  • Christoph von der Malsburg received the Körber European Science Prize[19].
  • Christoph von der Malsburg received the Karl Heinz Beckurts Award[20].
  • Christoph von der Malsburg received the IEEE Neural Networks Pioneer Award[21].
  • Christoph von der Malsburg was a member of Corps Saxonia Göttingen[22].
  • Christoph von der Malsburg was a member of Academia Europaea[23].
  • Christoph von der Malsburg is recorded as male[24].
  • Christoph von der Malsburg's instance of is recorded as human[25].
  • Christoph von der Malsburg supervised Hartmut Neven as a doctoral student[26].
  • Christoph von der Malsburg's Commons category is recorded as Christoph von der Malsburg[27].

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Origins and Family

Christoph von der Malsburg's place of birth was Kassel[2]. He was born on May 8, 1942[3]. German was his native language[11].

Education

Christoph von der Malsburg was educated at Heidelberg University[18].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist[4], university teacher[5], neuroscientist[6], information scientist[7], and neurobiologist[8]. Fields of work include informatics[12], an academic major[28], founded in 1957[29] and neurobiology[13], an academic discipline[30]. Employers include Ruhr University Bochum[14], a public university[31], in Germany[32], founded in 1962[33], headquartered in Bochum[34]; University of Southern California[15], a private university[35], in United States[36], founded in 1880[37], headquartered in Los Angeles[38]; Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry[16], a Max Planck Institute[39], in Germany[40], founded in 1948[41]; and Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies[17], a research institute[42], in Germany[43]. Christoph von der Malsburg supervised Hartmut Neven as a doctoral student[26].

Recognition

Awards received include Körber European Science Prize[19], a science award[44], in Germany[45]; Karl Heinz Beckurts Award[20], an award[46]; and IEEE Neural Networks Pioneer Award[21], an award[47].

Why It Matters

Christoph von der Malsburg ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was Christoph von der Malsburg born?

Christoph von der Malsburg was born in Kassel[2].

What did Christoph von der Malsburg do for work?

Christoph von der Malsburg worked as physicist[4], university teacher[5], neuroscientist[6], information scientist[7], and neurobiologist[8].

Where did Christoph von der Malsburg go to school?

Christoph von der Malsburg was educated at Heidelberg University[18].

What awards did Christoph von der Malsburg receive?

Honors received include Körber European Science Prize[19], Karl Heinz Beckurts Award[20], and IEEE Neural Networks Pioneer Award[21].

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  6. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  12. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  19. [20] . beckurts-stiftung.de. Retrieved . beckurts-stiftung.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . wikidata.org.
  21. [26] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [27] . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] . ae-info.org. ae-info.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  19. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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    Doctoral student Hartmut Neven, Ladan Shams
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