Gerrit Blaauw

Summary

Gerrit Blaauw is a human^[1]. His place of birth was The Hague^[2]. He was born on July 17, 1924^[3]. He passed away in Utrecht^[4]. He died on March 21, 2018^[5]. He worked as a computer scientist^[6], university teacher^[7], and physicist^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Gerrit Blaauw's place of birth was The Hague^[2].
• Gerrit Blaauw passed away in Utrecht^[4].
• Gerrit Blaauw was born on July 17, 1924^[3].
• Gerrit Blaauw died on March 21, 2018^[5].
• Gerrit Blaauw held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands^[10].
• Gerrit Blaauw worked as a computer scientist^[6].
• Gerrit Blaauw's professions included university teacher^[7].
• Gerrit Blaauw's professions included physicist^[8].
• Gerrit Blaauw was employed by IBM^[11].
• Gerrit Blaauw was employed by University of Twente^[12].
• Gerrit Blaauw's education included a stint at Harvard University^[13].
• Gerrit Blaauw's doctoral advisor was Howard H. Aiken^[14].
• Gerrit Blaauw received the Computer Pioneer Award^[15].
• Gerrit Blaauw was a member of Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences^[16].
• Gerrit Blaauw is recorded as male^[17].
• Gerrit Blaauw's instance of is recorded as human^[18].
• Gerrit Blaauw supervised Christian Anton Vissers as a doctoral student^[19].
• Gerrit Blaauw's Commons category is recorded as Gerrit Anne Blaauw^[20].
• Gerrit Blaauw's given name is recorded as Gerrit^[21].

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Origins and Family

Gerrit Blaauw was born in The Hague^[2]. He was born on July 17, 1924^[3].

Education

Gerrit Blaauw was educated at Harvard University^[13]. His doctoral advisor was Howard H. Aiken^[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist^[6], university teacher^[7], and physicist^[8]. Employers include IBM^[11], a software company^[22], in United States^[23], founded in 1911^[24], headquartered in Armonk^[25] and University of Twente^[12], a university^[26], in Netherlands^[27], founded in 1961^[28], headquartered in Enschede^[29]. Gerrit Blaauw supervised Christian Anton Vissers as a doctoral student^[19].

Recognition

Gerrit Blaauw received the Computer Pioneer Award^[15].

Death and Burial

Gerrit Blaauw died on March 21, 2018^[5]. He died in Utrecht^[4].

Why It Matters

Gerrit Blaauw ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

FAQs

Where was Gerrit Blaauw born?

Gerrit Blaauw's place of birth was The Hague^[2].

Where did Gerrit Blaauw die?

Gerrit Blaauw passed away in Utrecht^[4].

What did Gerrit Blaauw do for work?

Gerrit Blaauw worked as computer scientist^[6], university teacher^[7], and physicist^[8].

Where did Gerrit Blaauw go to school?

Gerrit Blaauw was educated at Harvard University^[13].

What awards did Gerrit Blaauw receive?

Honors received include Computer Pioneer Award^[15].