Jan Camiel Willems

Summary

Jan Camiel Willems is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Bruges^[2]. He was born on September 18, 1939^[3]. He died on August 31, 2013^[4]. He worked as a mathematician^[5], engineer^[6], and university teacher^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Born in Bruges^[2], Jan Camiel Willems…
• Jan Camiel Willems was born on September 18, 1939^[3].
• Jan Camiel Willems died on August 31, 2013^[4].
• Jan Camiel Willems held citizenship in Belgium^[9].
• English was Jan Camiel Willems's native language^[10].
• Jan Camiel Willems's professions included mathematician^[5].
• Jan Camiel Willems worked as an engineer^[6].
• Jan Camiel Willems worked as a university teacher^[7].
• Among Jan Camiel Willems's employers was Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[11].
• Among Jan Camiel Willems's employers was University of Groningen^[12].
• Jan Camiel Willems's education included a stint at Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[13].
• Jan Camiel Willems's education included a stint at University of Rhode Island^[14].
• Jan Camiel Willems was educated at Ghent University^[15].
• Jan Camiel Willems's education included a stint at United States Army War College^[16].
• Jan Camiel Willems's doctoral advisor was Roger W. Brockett^[17].
• Jan Camiel Willems received the Fellow of the International Federation of Automatic Control^[18].
• Jan Camiel Willems received the Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics^[19].
• Jan Camiel Willems received the IEEE Fellow^[20].
• Jan Camiel Willems received the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society^[21].
• Jan Camiel Willems was a member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers^[22].
• Jan Camiel Willems was a member of Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics^[23].
• Jan Camiel Willems was a member of American Mathematical Society^[24].
• Jan Camiel Willems is recorded as male^[25].
• Jan Camiel Willems's instance of is recorded as human^[26].
• Jan Camiel Willems supervised Keith Glover as a doctoral student^[27].

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Origins and Family

Jan Camiel Willems was born in Bruges^[2]. He was born on September 18, 1939^[3]. English was his native language^[10].

Education

Educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[13], a university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1861^[30], headquartered in Cambridge^[31]; University of Rhode Island^[14], a public university^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1892^[34], headquartered in Kingston^[35]; Ghent University^[15], a public university^[36], in Belgium^[37], founded in 1817^[38], headquartered in Ghent^[39]; and United States Army War College^[16], a staff college^[40], in United States^[41], founded in 1901^[42]. Jan Camiel Willems's doctoral advisor was Roger W. Brockett^[17]. He earned the academic degree of doctorate^[43].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[5], engineer^[6], and university teacher^[7]. Employers include Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[11], a university^[44], in United States^[45], founded in 1861^[46], headquartered in Cambridge^[47] and University of Groningen^[12], a public research university^[48], in Netherlands^[49], founded in 1614^[50], headquartered in Groningen^[51]. Doctoral students include Keith Glover^[27], an engineer^[52], b. 1946^[53], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society^[54], specialised in control engineering^[55]; Arjan van der Schaft^[56], a mathematician^[57], b. 1955^[58], of Kingdom of the Netherlands^[59], awarded the IEEE Fellow^[60], specialised in mathematics^[61]; Harry Trentelman^[62], a mathematician^[63], b. 1956^[64], awarded the IEEE Fellow^[65]; Christiaan Heij^[66], a mathematician^[67], b. 1950^[68]; Paula M. Rocha^[69]; and Siep Weiland^[70].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the International Federation of Automatic Control^[18]; Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics^[19], a fellowship award^[71]; IEEE Fellow^[20], a science award^[72]; and Fellow of the American Mathematical Society^[21], a fellowship award^[73].

Death and Burial

Jan Camiel Willems died on August 31, 2013^[4].

Why It Matters

Jan Camiel Willems ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).^[8]

FAQs

Where was Jan Camiel Willems born?

Born in Bruges^[2], Jan Camiel Willems…

What did Jan Camiel Willems do for work?

Jan Camiel Willems worked as mathematician^[5], engineer^[6], and university teacher^[7].

Where did Jan Camiel Willems go to school?

Jan Camiel Willems was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[13], University of Rhode Island^[14], Ghent University^[15], and United States Army War College^[16].

What awards did Jan Camiel Willems receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the International Federation of Automatic Control^[18], Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics^[19], IEEE Fellow^[20], and Fellow of the American Mathematical Society^[21].