Mikkel Thorup

Danish computer scientist
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Mikkel Thorup

Summary

Mikkel Thorup is a human[1]. He was born in Copenhagen[2]. He was born on February 13, 1965[3]. He worked as a computer scientist[4] and researcher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Born in Copenhagen[2], Mikkel Thorup…
  • Mikkel Thorup was born on February 13, 1965[3].
  • Mikkel Thorup held citizenship in Kingdom of Denmark[7].
  • Mikkel Thorup worked as a computer scientist[4].
  • Mikkel Thorup worked as a researcher[5].
  • Mikkel Thorup's doctoral advisor was Colin J. H. McDiarmid[8].
  • A notable student of Mikkel Thorup was Stephen Alstrup[9].
  • Mikkel Thorup received the David P. Robbins Prize[10].
  • Mikkel Thorup received the ACM Fellow[11].
  • Mikkel Thorup received the Villum Kann Rasmussen Annual Award[12].
  • Mikkel Thorup was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[13].
  • Mikkel Thorup is recorded as male[14].
  • Mikkel Thorup's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Mikkel Thorup's family name is recorded as Thorup[16].
  • Mikkel Thorup's given name is recorded as Mikkel[17].
  • Mikkel Thorup's official website is recorded as https://curis.ku.dk/portal/en/persons/mikkel-thorup(9a753f32-9b71-4058-8b1e-a94b71903f10).html[18].
  • Mikkel Thorup's official website is recorded as http://hjemmesider.diku.dk/~mthorup/[19].
  • Mikkel Thorup's academic thesis is recorded as Topics in computation[20].
  • Mikkel Thorup's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Danish[21].
  • Mikkel Thorup's affiliation is recorded as University of Copenhagen Department of Computer Science[22].
  • Mikkel Thorup's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Mikkel Thorup'}[23].
  • Mikkel Thorup's Erdős number is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}[24].
  • Mikkel Thorup's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[25].

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Origins and Family

Born in Copenhagen[2], Mikkel Thorup… he was born on February 13, 1965[3].

Education

Mikkel Thorup's doctoral advisor was Colin J. H. McDiarmid[8].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[4] and researcher[5]. A notable student of Mikkel Thorup was Stephen Alstrup[9].

Recognition

Awards received include David P. Robbins Prize[10], a mathematics award[26], founded in 2005[27]; ACM Fellow[11], a fellowship award[28]; and Villum Kann Rasmussen Annual Award[12], a science award[29], in Denmark[30], founded in 1987[31].

Why It Matters

Mikkel Thorup ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where was Mikkel Thorup born?

Mikkel Thorup's place of birth was Copenhagen[2].

What did Mikkel Thorup do for work?

Mikkel Thorup worked as computer scientist[4] and researcher[5].

What awards did Mikkel Thorup receive?

Honors received include David P. Robbins Prize[10], ACM Fellow[11], and Villum Kann Rasmussen Annual Award[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . awards.acm.org. awards.acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . veluxfoundations.dk. veluxfoundations.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . awards.acm.org. Retrieved . awards.acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [9] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . ORCID Public Data File 2020. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . E-Theses Online Service. Retrieved . ethos.bl.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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