Geert Van Pamel

Belgian engineer and wikimedian
Person human Q22668172
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Geert Van Pamel received his education at the Faculty of Bioscience Engineering Ghent, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Sint Maarten Institute, Aalst, and Ghent University [1]. His professional work focuses on the fields of Linux, open-source software, open data, and server software .

Geert Van Pamel

Summary

Geert Van Pamel is a human[1]. His place of birth was Aalst[2]. He was born on March 25, 1959[3]. He worked as an engineer[4], computer scientist[5], database administrator[6], software developer[7], and Wikipedian[8].

Key Facts

  • Geert Van Pamel was born in Aalst[2].
  • Geert Van Pamel was born on March 25, 1959[3].
  • Geert Van Pamel's father was Nestor Van Pamel[9].
  • Geert Van Pamel's mother was Denise Ottoy[10].
  • A child of Geert Van Pamel was Pieter Van Pamel[11].
  • A child of Geert Van Pamel was Katrien Van Pamel[12].
  • Geert Van Pamel held citizenship in Belgium[13].
  • Dutch was Geert Van Pamel's native language[14].
  • Flemish Dutch was Geert Van Pamel's native language[15].
  • Geert Van Pamel worked as an engineer[4].
  • Geert Van Pamel's professions included computer scientist[5].
  • Geert Van Pamel's professions included database administrator[6].
  • Geert Van Pamel's professions included software developer[7].
  • Geert Van Pamel's professions included Wikipedian[8].
  • Geert Van Pamel's field of work was Linux[16].
  • Geert Van Pamel's field of work was open-source software[17].
  • Geert Van Pamel's field of work was open data[18].
  • Geert Van Pamel's field of work was server software[19].
  • Geert Van Pamel's field of work was Wikimedia movement[20].
  • Geert Van Pamel's field of work was Q83[21].
  • Geert Van Pamel held the position of chairperson[22].
  • Geert Van Pamel held the position of chief officer[23].
  • Geert Van Pamel's doctoral advisor was J.P.A. Christiaens[24].
  • A notable work attributed to Geert Van Pamel is Scintigrafie van de grijze hersenstof[25].
  • A notable work attributed to Geert Van Pamel is A new thresholding method for volume determination by SPECT.[26].

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Origins and Family

Born in Aalst[2], Geert Van Pamel… he was born on March 25, 1959[3]. His father was Nestor Van Pamel[9]. His mother was Denise Ottoy[10]. Native languages include Dutch[14] and Flemish Dutch[15].

Education

Geert Van Pamel's doctoral advisor was J.P.A. Christiaens[24]. He earned the academic degree of master's degree[27].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include engineer[4], computer scientist[5], database administrator[6], software developer[7], and Wikipedian[8]. Fields of work include Linux[16], founded in 1991[28]; open-source software[17]; open data[18], a notion[29]; server software[19], a software category[30]; Wikimedia movement[20], a social movement[31]; and Q83[21], a free software[32], founded in 2002[33]. Positions held include chairperson[22], a type of position[34] and chief officer[23], a corporate title[35].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Scintigrafie van de grijze hersenstof[25]; A new thresholding method for volume determination by SPECT.[26]; Multidetector SPECT brain imaging with Tc-99m HM-PAO in Alzheimer's Disease[36]; Implementing a home proxy server with Squid[37]; and Asterisk[38], an IP PBX[39], founded in 1999[40].

Personal Life

Children include Pieter Van Pamel[11] and Katrien Van Pamel[12].

FAQs

Where was Geert Van Pamel born?

Born in Aalst[2], Geert Van Pamel…

Who were Geert Van Pamel's parents?

Geert Van Pamel's father was Nestor Van Pamel[9]. Geert Van Pamel's mother was Denise Ottoy[10].

What did Geert Van Pamel do for work?

Geert Van Pamel worked as engineer[4], computer scientist[5], database administrator[6], software developer[7], and Wikipedian[8].

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  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  3. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  10. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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