Floris Takens

Summary

Floris Takens is a human^[1]. Born in Zaandam^[2], he… he was born on +1940-11-12T00:00:00Z^[3]. He died on +2010-06-20T00:00:00Z^[4]. He worked as a mathematician^[5] and university teacher^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Floris Takens was born in Zaandam^[2].
• Floris Takens was born on +1940-11-12T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Floris Takens died on +2010-06-20T00:00:00Z^[4].
• Floris Takens held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands^[8].
• Floris Takens held citizenship in Brazil^[9].
• Portuguese was Floris Takens's native language^[10].
• Floris Takens's professions included mathematician^[5].
• Floris Takens's professions included university teacher^[6].
• Floris Takens's field of work was dynamical system^[11].
• Floris Takens was employed by University of Groningen^[12].
• Floris Takens was educated at University of Groningen^[13].
• Floris Takens was educated at University of Amsterdam^[14].
• Floris Takens's doctoral advisor was Nicolaas Kuiper^[15].
• A notable student of Floris Takens was Jan Pieter Pijn^[16].
• A notable student of Floris Takens was Pieter Been^[17].
• A notable student of Floris Takens was Marcel van der Heijden^[18].
• Floris Takens was a member of Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences^[19].
• Floris Takens was a member of Brazilian Academy of Sciences^[20].
• Floris Takens's image is recorded as Floris Takens.jpg^[21].
• Floris Takens is recorded as male^[22].
• Floris Takens's instance of is recorded as human^[23].
• Floris Takens supervised Hubertus Theodorus Jongen as a doctoral student^[24].
• Floris Takens supervised Gert Vegter as a doctoral student^[25].
• Floris Takens supervised Henk Broer as a doctoral student^[26].
• Floris Takens supervised Freddy Dumortier as a doctoral student^[27].

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Origins and Family

Floris Takens was born in Zaandam^[2]. He was born on +1940-11-12T00:00:00Z^[3]. Portuguese was his native language^[10].

Education

Educated at University of Groningen^[13], a public research university^[28], in Netherlands^[29], founded in 1614^[30], headquartered in Groningen^[31] and University of Amsterdam^[14], a university^[32], in Netherlands^[33], founded in 1632^[34], headquartered in Amsterdam^[35]. Floris Takens's doctoral advisor was Nicolaas Kuiper^[15]. He earned the academic degree of doctorate^[36].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[5] and university teacher^[6]. Floris Takens's field of work was dynamical system^[11]. He was employed by University of Groningen^[12]. Notable students include Jan Pieter Pijn^[16], Pieter Been^[17], and Marcel van der Heijden^[18]. Doctoral students include Hubertus Theodorus Jongen^[24], a researcher^[37], b. 1947^[38]; Gert Vegter^[25]; Henk Broer^[26], a mathematician^[39], b. 1950^[40], awarded the Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion^[41]; Freddy Dumortier^[27], a mathematician^[42], b. 1947^[43], of Belgium^[44], specialised in mathematics^[45]; Sebastian van Strien^[46], a mathematician^[47], b. 1956^[48], of Kingdom of the Netherlands^[49]; and Folkert Meindert Tangerman^[50].

Death and Burial

Floris Takens died on +2010-06-20T00:00:00Z^[4].

Why It Matters

Floris Takens ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[51]

FAQs

Where was Floris Takens born?

Floris Takens was born in Zaandam^[2].

What did Floris Takens do for work?

Floris Takens worked as mathematician^[5] and university teacher^[6].

Where did Floris Takens go to school?

Floris Takens was educated at University of Groningen^[13] and University of Amsterdam^[14].