Douglas Van Houweling

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Douglas Van Houweling

Summary

Douglas Van Houweling is a human[1]. He was born in Kansas City[2]. He was born on +1943-09-20T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a computer scientist[4] and university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Douglas Van Houweling was born in Kansas City[2].
  • Douglas Van Houweling was born on +1943-09-20T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Douglas Van Houweling held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Douglas Van Houweling's professions included computer scientist[4].
  • Douglas Van Houweling's professions included university teacher[5].
  • Douglas Van Houweling was employed by University of Michigan[8].
  • Among Douglas Van Houweling's employers was Merit Network[9].
  • Douglas Van Houweling was employed by Advanced Network and Services[10].
  • Douglas Van Houweling was employed by Internet2[11].
  • Douglas Van Houweling's education included a stint at Iowa State University[12].
  • Douglas Van Houweling was educated at Indiana University[13].
  • Douglas Van Houweling's education included a stint at Iowa State University[14].
  • Douglas Van Houweling was educated at Indiana University Bloomington[15].
  • Douglas Van Houweling received the Internet Hall of Fame[16].
  • Douglas Van Houweling's image is recorded as Douglas Van Houweling - 2014.jpg[17].
  • Douglas Van Houweling is recorded as male[18].
  • Douglas Van Houweling's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Douglas Van Houweling's ISNI is recorded as 0000000059330339[20].
  • Douglas Van Houweling's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 74085858[21].
  • Douglas Van Houweling's GND ID is recorded as 128353139[22].
  • Douglas Van Houweling's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n93110219[23].
  • Douglas Van Houweling's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 14518381c[24].
  • Douglas Van Houweling's IdRef ID is recorded as 251312143[25].
  • Douglas Van Houweling's Commons category is recorded as Douglas Van Houweling[26].
  • Douglas Van Houweling's ORCID iD is recorded as 0000-0003-3715-8269[27].

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Origins and Family

Douglas Van Houweling's place of birth was Kansas City[2]. He was born on +1943-09-20T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Iowa State University[12], a public research university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1858[30], headquartered in Ames[31]; Indiana University[13], a state university system[32], in United States[33], founded in 1820[34], headquartered in Bloomington[35]; and Indiana University Bloomington[15], a public research university[36], in United States[37], founded in 1820[38], headquartered in Bloomington[39].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[4] and university teacher[5]. Employers include University of Michigan[8], a public research university[40], in United States[41], founded in 1817[42], headquartered in Ann Arbor[43]; Merit Network[9], a nonprofit organization[44], in United States[45], founded in 1966[46], headquartered in Ann Arbor[47]; Advanced Network and Services[10], a business[48], in United States[49], founded in 1990[50], headquartered in Armonk[51]; and Internet2[11], an organization[52], in United States[53], founded in 1996[54], headquartered in Ann Arbor[55].

Recognition

Douglas Van Houweling received the Internet Hall of Fame[16].

Why It Matters

Douglas Van Houweling ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[6] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]

FAQs

Where was Douglas Van Houweling born?

Douglas Van Houweling was born in Kansas City[2].

What did Douglas Van Houweling do for work?

Douglas Van Houweling worked as computer scientist[4] and university teacher[5].

Where did Douglas Van Houweling go to school?

Douglas Van Houweling was educated at Iowa State University[12], Indiana University[13], Iowa State University[14], and Indiana University Bloomington[15].

What awards did Douglas Van Houweling receive?

Honors received include Internet Hall of Fame[16].

References

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  27. [54] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  28. [55] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [56] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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