Karl Johan Åström

Swedish control theorist
Person human Q462685
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Summary

Karl Johan Åström was born on August 5, 1934[1], in Östersund[2]. He has worked as an electrical engineer[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (298 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Sweden[5]
  • Employer: Lund University[6], Royal Institute of Technology[7], Swedish National Defence Research Institute[8]
  • Educated at: Royal Institute of Technology[9]
  • Doctoral advisor: Bengt Joel Andersson[10]
  • Award received: IEEE Medal of Honor[11], The KTH Great Prize[12], Rufus Oldenburger Medal[13], honorary doctorate from INP Grenoble[14], Q141181599[15], honorary doctor of Royal Institute of Technology[16]
  • Member of: Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences[17], Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences[18], National Academy of Engineering[19]
  • Sex or gender: male[20]
  • Doctoral student: Lennart Ljung[21], Jan Holst[22], Per Olof Gutman[23], Bengt Mårtensson[24], Karl Henrik Johansson[25], Jan Sternby[26], Torsten Söderström[27], Björn Wittenmark[28], Rolf Johansson[29]
  • Family name: Åström[30]
  • Given name: Karl[31]
  • Described by source: Vem är Vem? : Skåne, Halland, Blekinge[32], Vem är det 1967[33], Vem är det 1969[34], Vem är det 1977[35], Vem är det 1981[36], Vem är det 1985[37], Vem är det 1993[38], Vem är det 1995[39], Vem är det 1997[40], Vem är det 2001[41]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Swedish[42]
  • Different from: Karl (Kalle) Åström[43]
  • Erdős number: 3[44]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[45]

Why It Matters

Karl Johan Åström has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

FAQs

Where was Karl Johan Åström born?

Karl Johan Åström was born in Östersund[2].

What did Karl Johan Åström do for work?

Karl Johan Åström worked as an electrical engineer[3].

Where did Karl Johan Åström go to school?

Karl Johan Åström was educated at Royal Institute of Technology[9].

What awards did Karl Johan Åström receive?

Honors received include IEEE Medal of Honor[11], The KTH Great Prize[12], Rufus Oldenburger Medal[13], and honorary doctorate from INP Grenoble[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . ieee.org. ieee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . asme.org. asme.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Journal officiel de la République française. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . iva.se. Retrieved . iva.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . kth.se. Retrieved . kth.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [10] ↑ . 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. [28] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  24. [29] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  25. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . runeberg.org. Retrieved . runeberg.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . runeberg.org. Retrieved . runeberg.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . runeberg.org. Retrieved . runeberg.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . runeberg.org. Retrieved . runeberg.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . runeberg.org. Retrieved . runeberg.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . runeberg.org. Retrieved . runeberg.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . runeberg.org. Retrieved . runeberg.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . runeberg.org. Retrieved . runeberg.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [40] ↑ . runeberg.org. Retrieved . runeberg.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [41] ↑ . runeberg.org. Retrieved . runeberg.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  41. [42] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  42. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [46] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [47] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Award received → IEEE Medal of Honor, The KTH Great Prize, Rufus Oldenburger Medal +3
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