Frank van Harmelen

Dutch computer scientist
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Frank van Harmelen

Summary

Frank van Harmelen is a human[1]. He was born on January 1, 1960[2]. He worked as a computer scientist[3], artificial intelligence researcher[4], and university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Frank van Harmelen was born on January 1, 1960[2].
  • Frank van Harmelen held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands[7].
  • English was Frank van Harmelen's native language[8].
  • Frank van Harmelen worked as a computer scientist[3].
  • Frank van Harmelen's professions included artificial intelligence researcher[4].
  • Frank van Harmelen worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Frank van Harmelen's field of work was Semantic Web[9].
  • Among Frank van Harmelen's employers was Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam[10].
  • Frank van Harmelen was educated at University of Edinburgh[11].
  • Frank van Harmelen's education included a stint at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam[12].
  • Frank van Harmelen's doctoral advisor was Alan Bundy[13].
  • Frank van Harmelen was a member of Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences[14].
  • Frank van Harmelen was a member of Academia Europaea[15].
  • Frank van Harmelen is recorded as male[16].
  • Frank van Harmelen's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Frank van Harmelen supervised Filip Ilievski as a doctoral student[18].
  • Frank van Harmelen supervised Ronald (Ronny) Maria Siebes as a doctoral student[19].
  • Frank van Harmelen supervised Manfred W.M.M. Aben as a doctoral student[20].
  • Frank van Harmelen supervised Szymon Klarman as a doctoral student[21].
  • Frank van Harmelen supervised Marta Sabou as a doctoral student[22].
  • Frank van Harmelen supervised Sara Magliacane as a doctoral student[23].
  • Frank van Harmelen's Commons category is recorded as Frank van Harmelen[24].
  • Frank van Harmelen's family name is recorded as van Harmelen[25].
  • Frank van Harmelen's given name is recorded as Frank[26].
  • Frank van Harmelen's official website is recorded as https://www.cs.vu.nl/~frankh/[27].

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Origins and Family

Frank van Harmelen was born on January 1, 1960[2]. English was his native language[8].

Education

Educated at University of Edinburgh[11], a public university[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1583[30], headquartered in Edinburgh[31] and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam[12], a university[32], in Netherlands[33], founded in 1880[34], headquartered in VU Main building[35]. Frank van Harmelen's doctoral advisor was Alan Bundy[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[3], artificial intelligence researcher[4], and university teacher[5]. Frank van Harmelen's field of work was Semantic Web[9]. Among his employers was Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam[10]. Doctoral students include Filip Ilievski[18], a researcher[36]; Ronald (Ronny) Maria Siebes[19]; Manfred W.M.M. Aben[20]; Szymon Klarman[21], a philosopher[37], b. 1981[38], of Poland[39], specialised in knowledge representation and reasoning[40]; Marta Sabou[22], a researcher[41]; and Sara Magliacane[23], a researcher[42], b. 1985[43].

Why It Matters

Frank van Harmelen ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[6] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

FAQs

What did Frank van Harmelen do for work?

Frank van Harmelen worked as computer scientist[3], artificial intelligence researcher[4], and university teacher[5].

Where did Frank van Harmelen go to school?

Frank van Harmelen was educated at University of Edinburgh[11] and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam[12].

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  1. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . ORCID Public Data File 2023. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . wikidata.org.
  19. [24] . wikidata.org.
  20. [14] . wikidata.org.
  21. [15] . ae-info.org. ae-info.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [2] . Czech National Authority Database. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] . 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. [44] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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