Henri Bal

Dutch computer scientist
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Henri Bal

Summary

Henri Bal is a human[1]. He was born on +1958-04-16T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as an engineer[3], computer scientist[4], and university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Henri Bal was born on +1958-04-16T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Henri Bal was born on +1958-01-01T00:00:00Z[7].
  • Henri Bal held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands[8].
  • Henri Bal worked as an engineer[3].
  • Henri Bal's professions included computer scientist[4].
  • Henri Bal worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Henri Bal's field of work was computer science[9].
  • Henri Bal's field of work was computer system[10].
  • Among Henri Bal's employers was Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam[11].
  • Henri Bal's education included a stint at Delft University of Technology[12].
  • Henri Bal's education included a stint at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam[13].
  • Henri Bal's doctoral advisor was Andrew S. Tanenbaum[14].
  • Henri Bal was a member of Academia Europaea[15].
  • Henri Bal's image is recorded as Henri E Bal.jpg[16].
  • Henri Bal is recorded as male[17].
  • Henri Bal's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Henri Bal supervised Werner Vogels as a doctoral student[19].
  • Henri Bal supervised Gosia Wrzesinska as a doctoral student[20].
  • Henri Bal supervised John W. Romein as a doctoral student[21].
  • Henri Bal supervised Katharine M. Mullen as a doctoral student[22].
  • Henri Bal supervised Niels Drost as a doctoral student[23].
  • Henri Bal supervised Jason Maassen as a doctoral student[24].
  • Henri Bal supervised Willem Jacob de Bruijn as a doctoral student[25].
  • Henri Bal supervised Desmond Mervyn Germans as a doctoral student[26].
  • Henri Bal supervised Georgios Portokalidis as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Recorded date of birth include +1958-04-16T00:00:00Z[2] and +1958-01-01T00:00:00Z[7].

Education

Educated at Delft University of Technology[12], an institute of technology[28], in Netherlands[29], founded in 1842[30], headquartered in Delft[31] and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam[13], a university[32], in Netherlands[33], founded in 1880[34], headquartered in VU Main building[35]. Henri Bal's doctoral advisor was Andrew S. Tanenbaum[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include engineer[3], computer scientist[4], and university teacher[5]. Fields of work include computer science[9], an academic discipline[36] and computer system[10], a product[37]. Among Henri Bal's employers was Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam[11]. Doctoral students include Werner Vogels[19], a computer scientist[38], b. 1958[39], of Kingdom of the Netherlands[40], specialised in distributed computing[41]; Gosia Wrzesinska[20]; John W. Romein[21]; Katharine M. Mullen[22]; Niels Drost[23]; and Jason Maassen[24].

Why It Matters

Henri Bal ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[6] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

His notable doctoral advisees include Werner Vogels[43], a computer scientist[44], b. 1958[45], of Kingdom of the Netherlands[46], specialised in distributed computing[47] and Elzbieta Krepska[48], a computer scientist[49].

FAQs

What did Henri Bal do for work?

Henri Bal worked as engineer[3], computer scientist[4], and university teacher[5].

Where did Henri Bal go to school?

Henri Bal was educated at Delft University of Technology[12] and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam[13].

References

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  1. [16] . wikidata.org.
  2. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [18] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [24] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [25] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [26] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [27] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [15] . ae-info.org. ae-info.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [2] . wikidata.org.
  25. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [43] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [48] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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