Hans Dobbertin

German cryptographer (1952–2006)
Person human Q73585
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Summary

Hans Dobbertin is a human[1]. His place of birth was Coppenbrügge[2]. He was born on April 17, 1952[3]. He passed away in Bochum[4]. He died on February 2, 2006[5]. He worked as a cryptographer[6], mathematician[7], university teacher[8], and cryptologist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (53 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Hans Dobbertin was born in Coppenbrügge[2].
  • Hans Dobbertin's place of birth was Herkensen[11].
  • Hans Dobbertin died in Bochum[4].
  • Hans Dobbertin was born on April 17, 1952[3].
  • Hans Dobbertin died on February 2, 2006[5].
  • Hans Dobbertin held citizenship in Germany[12].
  • Hans Dobbertin's professions included cryptographer[6].
  • Hans Dobbertin's professions included mathematician[7].
  • Hans Dobbertin worked as a university teacher[8].
  • Hans Dobbertin worked as a cryptologist[9].
  • Hans Dobbertin's field of work was cryptography[13].
  • Hans Dobbertin was employed by Ruhr University Bochum[14].
  • Hans Dobbertin was employed by University of Klagenfurt[15].
  • Hans Dobbertin was educated at Leibniz University Hannover[16].
  • Hans Dobbertin's doctoral advisor was Marcel Erné[17].
  • Hans Dobbertin is recorded as male[18].
  • Hans Dobbertin's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Hans Dobbertin supervised Magnus Daum as a doctoral student[20].
  • Hans Dobbertin supervised Patrick Felke as a doctoral student[21].
  • Hans Dobbertin supervised Nils-Gregor Leander as a doctoral student[22].
  • Hans Dobbertin's family name is recorded as Dobbertin[23].
  • Hans Dobbertin's given name is recorded as Hans[24].
  • Hans Dobbertin's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German[25].
  • Hans Dobbertin's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Hans Dobbertin'}[26].
  • Hans Dobbertin's Erdős number is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}[27].

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Coppenbrügge[2], a Flecken[28], in Germany[29] and Herkensen[11], an Ortsteil[30], in Germany[31]. Hans Dobbertin was born on April 17, 1952[3].

Education

Hans Dobbertin was educated at Leibniz University Hannover[16]. His doctoral advisor was Marcel Erné[17].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include cryptographer[6], mathematician[7], university teacher[8], and cryptologist[9]. Hans Dobbertin's field of work was cryptography[13]. Employers include Ruhr University Bochum[14], a public university[32], in Germany[33], founded in 1962[34], headquartered in Bochum[35] and University of Klagenfurt[15], an architectural structure[36], in Austria[37], founded in 1970[38], headquartered in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee[39]. Doctoral students include Magnus Daum[20], Patrick Felke[21], and Nils-Gregor Leander[22].

Death and Burial

Hans Dobbertin died on February 2, 2006[5]. He passed away in Bochum[4].

Why It Matters

Hans Dobbertin ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (53 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[10]

He is credited with the discovery of RIPEMD[40], a cryptographic hash function[41]; RIPEMD-160[42], a cryptographic hash function[43], founded in 1996[44]; RIPEMD-128[45], a cryptographic hash function[46], founded in 1996[47]; and RIPEMD-256[48], a cryptographic hash function[49].

FAQs

Where was Hans Dobbertin born?

Hans Dobbertin's place of birth was Coppenbrügge[2].

Where did Hans Dobbertin die?

Hans Dobbertin passed away in Bochum[4].

What did Hans Dobbertin do for work?

Hans Dobbertin worked as cryptographer[6], mathematician[7], university teacher[8], and cryptologist[9].

Where did Hans Dobbertin go to school?

Hans Dobbertin was educated at Leibniz University Hannover[16].

What did Hans Dobbertin discover?

Hans Dobbertin is credited as discoverer of RIPEMD[40], RIPEMD-160[42], RIPEMD-128[45], and RIPEMD-256[48].

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  10. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  15. [17] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  18. [22] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  13. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [46] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [47] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [49] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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