Karl Nickel

German computer scientist
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Summary

Karl Nickel was born on February 9, 1924[1], in Tübingen[2]. He died on January 1, 2009[3], in Freiburg im Breisgau[4]. He worked as a computer scientist[5], university teacher[6], and mathematician[7].

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Germany[8]
  • Employer: University of Karlsruhe[9], University of Tübingen[10], University of Stuttgart[11], TU Braunschweig[12], University of Freiburg[13]
  • Educated at: University of Tübingen[14]
  • Doctoral advisor: Hellmuth Kneser[15]
  • Member of: German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina[16]
  • Sex or gender: male[17]
  • Doctoral student: Otto Mayer[18], Norbert Krier[19], Claus Günther[20], Oswald Kress[21], Bernhard Schmitt[22], Fritz Bierbaum[23], Rudolf Krawczyk[24], Klaus Böhmer[25], Bernhard A. Schmitt[26], Klaus-Peter Schwierz[27], Doris Norbert[28], Jürgen Garloff[29], Manfred Raith[30], Karl Reichmann[31]
  • Commons category: Karl Nickel[32]
  • Family name: Nickel[33]
  • Given name: Karl[34], Leberecht[35], Emil[36]
  • Work location: Karlsruhe[37]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: German[38]
  • Name in native language: Karl Nickel[39]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[40]

Why It Matters

Karl Nickel's notable doctoral advisees include Jürgen Avenhaus[41], a computer scientist[42], 1941–2021[43] and Dieter Maaß[44], a mathematician[45], b. 1930[46].

FAQs

Where was Karl Nickel born?

Karl Nickel's place of birth was Tübingen[2].

Where did Karl Nickel die?

Karl Nickel died in Freiburg im Breisgau[4].

What did Karl Nickel do for work?

Karl Nickel worked as a computer scientist[5], university teacher[6], and mathematician[7].

Where did Karl Nickel go to school?

Karl Nickel was educated at University of Tübingen[14].

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  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [14] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  14. [15] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [26] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  24. [27] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  25. [28] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  27. [30] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  28. [31] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  29. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  37. [37] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [46] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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