Jaap Wessels

Dutch mathematician (1939–2009)
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Jaap Wessels

Summary

Jaap Wessels is a human[1]. His place of birth was Amsterdam[2]. He was born on +1939-01-19T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Veldhoven[4]. He died on +2009-07-30T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a mathematician[6], university teacher[7], and physicist[8]. He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

Key Facts

  • Jaap Wessels was born in Amsterdam[2].
  • Jaap Wessels passed away in Veldhoven[4].
  • Jaap Wessels was born on +1939-01-19T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Jaap Wessels died on +2009-07-30T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Jaap Wessels held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands[10].
  • English was Jaap Wessels's native language[11].
  • Jaap Wessels's professions included mathematician[6].
  • Jaap Wessels's professions included university teacher[7].
  • Jaap Wessels's professions included physicist[8].
  • Jaap Wessels was employed by Eindhoven University of Technology[12].
  • Jaap Wessels was educated at University of Amsterdam[13].
  • Jaap Wessels's education included a stint at Eindhoven University of Technology[14].
  • Jaap Wessels's doctoral advisor was Jacques F. Benders[15].
  • Jaap Wessels is recorded as male[16].
  • Jaap Wessels's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Jaap Wessels supervised Jacob Wijngaard as a doctoral student[18].
  • Jaap Wessels supervised Kees van Hee as a doctoral student[19].
  • Jaap Wessels supervised Henk Zijm as a doctoral student[20].
  • Jaap Wessels supervised Wil van der Aalst as a doctoral student[21].
  • Jaap Wessels supervised Eric van Damme as a doctoral student[22].
  • Jaap Wessels supervised Jo van Nunen as a doctoral student[23].
  • Jaap Wessels supervised Willem Karel Klein Haneveld as a doctoral student[24].
  • Jaap Wessels supervised Simone Annetta Everdina Sassen as a doctoral student[25].
  • Jaap Wessels supervised Luuk Groenewegen as a doctoral student[26].
  • Jaap Wessels supervised Sergey Romualdovich Tiourine as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Jaap Wessels was born in Amsterdam[2]. He was born on +1939-01-19T00:00:00Z[3]. English was his native language[11].

Education

Educated at University of Amsterdam[13], a university[28], in Netherlands[29], founded in 1632[30], headquartered in Amsterdam[31] and Eindhoven University of Technology[14], a university[32], in Netherlands[33], founded in 1956[34], headquartered in Eindhoven[35]. Jaap Wessels's doctoral advisor was Jacques F. Benders[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[6], university teacher[7], and physicist[8]. Jaap Wessels was employed by Eindhoven University of Technology[12]. Doctoral students include Jacob Wijngaard[18], a mathematician[36], b. 1944[37], of Kingdom of the Netherlands[38]; Kees van Hee[19], a computer scientist[39], b. 1946[40], of Kingdom of the Netherlands[41], specialised in mathematics[42]; Henk Zijm[20], a mathematician[43], b. 1952[44], of Kingdom of the Netherlands[45]; Wil van der Aalst[21], a computer scientist[46], b. 1966[47], of Kingdom of the Netherlands[48], awarded the honorary doctorate of Hasselt University[49], specialised in information system[50]; Eric van Damme[22], an economist[51], b. 1959[52], of Kingdom of the Netherlands[53], awarded the Fellow of the Econometric Society[54]; and Jo van Nunen[23], an engineer[55], 1945–2010[56], of Kingdom of the Netherlands[57].

Death and Burial

Jaap Wessels died on +2009-07-30T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Veldhoven[4].

Why It Matters

Jaap Wessels is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

His notable doctoral advisees include Wil van der Aalst[58], a computer scientist[59], b. 1966[60], of Kingdom of the Netherlands[61], awarded the honorary doctorate of Hasselt University[62], specialised in information system[63] and Kees van Hee[64], a computer scientist[65], b. 1946[66], of Kingdom of the Netherlands[67], specialised in mathematics[68].

FAQs

Where was Jaap Wessels born?

Born in Amsterdam[2], Jaap Wessels…

Where did Jaap Wessels die?

Jaap Wessels passed away in Veldhoven[4].

What did Jaap Wessels do for work?

Jaap Wessels worked as mathematician[6], university teacher[7], and physicist[8].

Where did Jaap Wessels go to school?

Jaap Wessels was educated at University of Amsterdam[13] and Eindhoven University of Technology[14].

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Class ancestry

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

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  1. [9] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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