Dietrich Braess

German mathematician
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Dietrich Braess

Summary

Dietrich Braess is a human[1]. Born in Hamburg[2], he… he was born on +1938-06-16T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a university teacher[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Dietrich Braess's place of birth was Hamburg[2].
  • Dietrich Braess was born on +1938-06-16T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Dietrich Braess held citizenship in Germany[6].
  • Dietrich Braess worked as a university teacher[4].
  • Among Dietrich Braess's employers was Ruhr University Bochum[7].
  • Dietrich Braess was educated at Ruhr University Bochum[8].
  • Dietrich Braess's doctoral advisor was Gustav Kramer[9].
  • Dietrich Braess's image is recorded as Dietrich Braess.jpg[10].
  • Dietrich Braess is recorded as male[11].
  • Dietrich Braess's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Dietrich Braess supervised Jan Brink-Spalink as a doctoral student[13].
  • Dietrich Braess supervised Helmut Jarausch as a doctoral student[14].
  • Dietrich Braess supervised Gabriele Piehler as a doctoral student[15].
  • Dietrich Braess supervised Carola Blömer as a doctoral student[16].
  • Dietrich Braess supervised Andreas Kirmse as a doctoral student[17].
  • Dietrich Braess supervised Ziping Huang as a doctoral student[18].
  • Dietrich Braess supervised Herbert Arndt as a doctoral student[19].
  • Dietrich Braess supervised Daniel Flensberg as a doctoral student[20].
  • Dietrich Braess supervised Frank Hemforth as a doctoral student[21].
  • Dietrich Braess supervised Regina Sarazin as a doctoral student[22].
  • Dietrich Braess supervised Guido Schürmann as a doctoral student[23].
  • Dietrich Braess supervised Hermann Weber as a doctoral student[24].
  • Dietrich Braess supervised Rüdiger Verfürth as a doctoral student[25].
  • Dietrich Braess supervised Matthias Wiedmer as a doctoral student[26].
  • Dietrich Braess supervised Birgit Worat as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Dietrich Braess was born in Hamburg[2]. He was born on +1938-06-16T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Dietrich Braess was educated at Ruhr University Bochum[8]. His doctoral advisor was Gustav Kramer[9].

Career and Affiliations

Dietrich Braess's professions included university teacher[4]. He was employed by Ruhr University Bochum[7]. Doctoral students include Jan Brink-Spalink[13]; Helmut Jarausch[14]; Gabriele Piehler[15]; Carola Blömer[16], b. 1964[28]; Andreas Kirmse[17]; and Ziping Huang[18].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Dietrich Braess include Braess's paradox[29], a paradox[30].

Why It Matters

Dietrich Braess ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31]

He is credited with the discovery of Braess's paradox[32], a paradox[33]. Entities named for him include Braess's paradox[29], a paradox[30].

FAQs

Where was Dietrich Braess born?

Dietrich Braess's place of birth was Hamburg[2].

What did Dietrich Braess do for work?

Dietrich Braess worked as university teacher[4].

Where did Dietrich Braess go to school?

Dietrich Braess was educated at Ruhr University Bochum[8].

What did Dietrich Braess discover?

Dietrich Braess is credited as discoverer of Braess's paradox[32].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . 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.
  20. [23] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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