Jakob Nielsen

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Jakob Nielsen

Summary

Jakob Nielsen is a human[1]. His place of birth was Copenhagen[2]. He was born on +1957-10-05T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a computer scientist[4], web developer[5], businessperson[6], and university teacher[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (83 views/month, #7,233 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Jakob Nielsen's place of birth was Copenhagen[2].
  • Jakob Nielsen was born on +1957-10-05T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Jakob Nielsen's father was Gerhard Nielsen[9].
  • Jakob Nielsen's mother was Helle Høpfner Nielsen[10].
  • Jakob Nielsen held citizenship in Kingdom of Denmark[11].
  • Jakob Nielsen worked as a computer scientist[4].
  • Jakob Nielsen worked as a web developer[5].
  • Jakob Nielsen's professions included businessperson[6].
  • Jakob Nielsen's professions included university teacher[7].
  • Jakob Nielsen's field of work was computer science[12].
  • Among Jakob Nielsen's employers was Moguer[13].
  • Jakob Nielsen was employed by Portada[14].
  • Jakob Nielsen was employed by Technical University of Denmark[15].
  • Jakob Nielsen was employed by IBM[16].
  • Jakob Nielsen's education included a stint at Technical University of Denmark[17].
  • Jakob Nielsen received the awards and decorations of the United States military[18].
  • Jakob Nielsen's image is recorded as Jakob Nielsen 1.jpg[19].
  • Jakob Nielsen is recorded as male[20].
  • Jakob Nielsen's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Jakob Nielsen's ISNI is recorded as 0000000084079633[22].
  • Jakob Nielsen's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 110674979[23].
  • Jakob Nielsen's GND ID is recorded as 12239397X[24].
  • Jakob Nielsen's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n88177029[25].
  • Jakob Nielsen's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12952222c[26].
  • Jakob Nielsen's IdRef ID is recorded as 057018537[27].

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Origins and Family

Jakob Nielsen's place of birth was Copenhagen[2]. He was born on +1957-10-05T00:00:00Z[3]. His father was Gerhard Nielsen[9]. His mother was Helle Høpfner Nielsen[10].

Education

Jakob Nielsen's education included a stint at Technical University of Denmark[17]. He earned the academic degree of doctorate[28].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[4], web developer[5], businessperson[6], and university teacher[7]. Jakob Nielsen's field of work was computer science[12]. Employers include Moguer[13], a human settlement[29], in Spain[30]; Portada[14], a Wikimedia multilingual project main page[31]; Technical University of Denmark[15], an institute of technology[32], in Denmark[33], founded in 1829[34], headquartered in Kongens Lyngby[35]; and IBM[16], a software company[36], in United States[37], founded in 1911[38], headquartered in Armonk[39].

Recognition

Jakob Nielsen received the awards and decorations of the United States military[18].

Why It Matters

Jakob Nielsen ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (83 views/month, #7,233 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

FAQs

Where was Jakob Nielsen born?

Jakob Nielsen was born in Copenhagen[2].

Who were Jakob Nielsen's parents?

Jakob Nielsen's father was Gerhard Nielsen[9]. Jakob Nielsen's mother was Helle Høpfner Nielsen[10].

What did Jakob Nielsen do for work?

Jakob Nielsen worked as computer scientist[4], web developer[5], businessperson[6], and university teacher[7].

Where did Jakob Nielsen go to school?

Jakob Nielsen was educated at Technical University of Denmark[17].

What awards did Jakob Nielsen receive?

Honors received include awards and decorations of the United States military[18].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [19] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . Dansk kvindebiografisk leksikon. wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [21] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [28] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [3] . Babelio. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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