Eric van Douwen

mathematician (1946-1987)
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Eric van Douwen

Summary

Eric van Douwen is a human[1]. He was born on April 25, 1946[2]. He died on July 28, 1987[3]. He worked as a mathematician[4] and topologist[5].

Key Facts

  • Eric van Douwen was born on April 25, 1946[2].
  • Eric van Douwen died on July 28, 1987[3].
  • Eric van Douwen held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands[6].
  • Dutch was Eric van Douwen's native language[7].
  • Eric van Douwen worked as a mathematician[4].
  • Eric van Douwen's professions included topologist[5].
  • Eric van Douwen's field of work was topology[8].
  • Eric van Douwen's education included a stint at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam[9].
  • Eric van Douwen's doctoral advisor was Maarten Anton Maurice[10].
  • Eric van Douwen's doctoral advisor was Johannes Michael Aarts[11].
  • Eric van Douwen is recorded as male[12].
  • Eric van Douwen's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Eric van Douwen supervised Jan van Mill as a doctoral student[14].
  • Eric van Douwen supervised Frederick William Eckertson as a doctoral student[15].
  • Eric van Douwen's given name is recorded as Eric[16].
  • Eric van Douwen's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Dutch[17].
  • Eric van Douwen's Erdős number is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+2'}[18].
  • Eric van Douwen's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[19].

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Origins and Family

Eric van Douwen was born on April 25, 1946[2]. Dutch was his native language[7].

Education

Eric van Douwen was educated at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam[9]. Doctoral advisors include Maarten Anton Maurice[10], a mathematician[20], 1934–1996[21] and Johannes Michael Aarts[11], a mathematician[22], 1938–2018[23], of Kingdom of the Netherlands[24], specialised in mathematics[25].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[4] and topologist[5]. Eric van Douwen's field of work was topology[8]. Doctoral students include Jan van Mill[14], a mathematician[26], b. 1951[27] and Frederick William Eckertson[15].

Death and Burial

Eric van Douwen died on July 28, 1987[3].

FAQs

What did Eric van Douwen do for work?

Eric van Douwen worked as mathematician[4] and topologist[5].

Where did Eric van Douwen go to school?

Eric van Douwen was educated at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam[9].

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  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [2] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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