Hans Witsenhausen

German control theorist
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Hans Witsenhausen

Summary

Hans Witsenhausen is a human[1]. He was born on May 6, 1930[2]. He died on November 19, 2016[3]. He worked as a control theorist[4].

Key Facts

  • Hans Witsenhausen was born on May 6, 1930[2].
  • Hans Witsenhausen died on November 19, 2016[3].
  • Hans Witsenhausen held citizenship in United States[5].
  • Hans Witsenhausen worked as a control theorist[4].
  • Among Hans Witsenhausen's employers was Bell Labs[6].
  • Among Hans Witsenhausen's employers was Electronic Associates[7].
  • Hans Witsenhausen was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[8].
  • Hans Witsenhausen's doctoral advisor was Michael Athans[9].
  • Hans Witsenhausen is recorded as male[10].
  • Hans Witsenhausen's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Hans Witsenhausen's given name is recorded as Hans[12].
  • Hans Witsenhausen's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[13].

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Origins and Family

Hans Witsenhausen was born on May 6, 1930[2].

Education

Hans Witsenhausen's education included a stint at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[8]. His doctoral advisor was Michael Athans[9].

Career and Affiliations

Hans Witsenhausen's professions included control theorist[4]. Employers include Bell Labs[6], a privately held company[14], in United States[15], founded in 1925[16], headquartered in Murray Hill[17] and Electronic Associates[7], a company[18], in BE[19], founded in 1945[20], headquartered in Long Branch[21].

Death and Burial

Hans Witsenhausen died on November 19, 2016[3].

FAQs

What did Hans Witsenhausen do for work?

Hans Witsenhausen worked as control theorist[4].

Where did Hans Witsenhausen go to school?

Hans Witsenhausen was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[8].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  9. [2] . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [14] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [15] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [16] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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