Gerrit van Dijk

Dutch mathematician
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Gerrit van Dijk

Summary

Gerrit van Dijk is a human[1]. He was born in Kampen[2]. He was born on +1939-08-14T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +2022-01-01T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5], university teacher[6], and physicist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Gerrit van Dijk's place of birth was Kampen[2].
  • Gerrit van Dijk was born on +1939-08-14T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Gerrit van Dijk died on +2022-01-01T00:00:00Z[4].
  • Gerrit van Dijk held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands[9].
  • Dutch was Gerrit van Dijk's native language[10].
  • Gerrit van Dijk's professions included mathematician[5].
  • Gerrit van Dijk's professions included university teacher[6].
  • Gerrit van Dijk worked as a physicist[7].
  • Gerrit van Dijk's field of work was mathematics[11].
  • Gerrit van Dijk's field of work was physics[12].
  • Gerrit van Dijk's field of work was Lie group[13].
  • Gerrit van Dijk's field of work was harmonic analysis[14].
  • Gerrit van Dijk's field of work was representation theory[15].
  • Gerrit van Dijk's field of work was history of mathematics[16].
  • Among Gerrit van Dijk's employers was Leiden University[17].
  • Among Gerrit van Dijk's employers was Leiden University[18].
  • Among Gerrit van Dijk's employers was Leiden University[19].
  • Gerrit van Dijk's education included a stint at Utrecht University[20].
  • Gerrit van Dijk's doctoral advisor was T. A. Springer[21].
  • Gerrit van Dijk is recorded as male[22].
  • Gerrit van Dijk's instance of is recorded as human[23].
  • Gerrit van Dijk supervised Eric M. Opdam as a doctoral student[24].
  • Gerrit van Dijk supervised Gerrit Heckman as a doctoral student[25].
  • Gerrit van Dijk supervised Bob Hoogenboom as a doctoral student[26].
  • Gerrit van Dijk supervised Menno T. Kosters as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Gerrit van Dijk was born in Kampen[2]. He was born on +1939-08-14T00:00:00Z[3]. Dutch was his native language[10].

Education

Gerrit van Dijk was educated at Utrecht University[20]. His doctoral advisor was T. A. Springer[21].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[5], university teacher[6], and physicist[7]. Fields of work include mathematics[11], an academic discipline[28]; physics[12], a branch of science[29]; Lie group[13], a mathematical concept[30]; harmonic analysis[14], a branch of mathematics[31]; representation theory[15], a branch of mathematics[32]; and history of mathematics[16], an aspect of history[33]. Employers include Leiden University[17], a university[34], in Netherlands[35], founded in 1575[36], headquartered in Leiden[37]. Doctoral students include Eric M. Opdam[24], a mathematician[38], b. 1960[39]; Gerrit Heckman[25], a mathematician[40], b. 1953[41]; Bob Hoogenboom[26], a researcher[42]; Menno T. Kosters[27], a researcher[43]; R. J. Beerends[44], a researcher[45]; and Mannes Poel[46], a researcher[47].

Death and Burial

Gerrit van Dijk died on +2022-01-01T00:00:00Z[4].

Why It Matters

Gerrit van Dijk ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was Gerrit van Dijk born?

Gerrit van Dijk was born in Kampen[2].

What did Gerrit van Dijk do for work?

Gerrit van Dijk worked as mathematician[5], university teacher[6], and physicist[7].

Where did Gerrit van Dijk go to school?

Gerrit van Dijk was educated at Utrecht University[20].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [22] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . Leidse Hoogleraren. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [23] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [20] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] . Leidse Hoogleraren. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . Leidse Hoogleraren. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . Leidse Hoogleraren. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . Leidse Hoogleraren. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  24. [44] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  25. [46] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  26. [3] . Leidse Hoogleraren. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [4] . 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
  17. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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