Nicolaas Kuiper

Summary

Nicolaas Kuiper is a human^[1]. Born in Rotterdam^[2], he… he was born on +1920-06-28T00:00:00Z^[3]. He passed away in Utrecht^[4]. He died on +1994-12-12T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as a mathematician^[6] and university teacher^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Nicolaas Kuiper was born in Rotterdam^[2].
• Nicolaas Kuiper passed away in Utrecht^[4].
• Nicolaas Kuiper died in Heteren^[9].
• Nicolaas Kuiper was born on +1920-06-28T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Nicolaas Kuiper died on +1994-12-12T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Nicolaas Kuiper held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands^[10].
• Dutch was Nicolaas Kuiper's native language^[11].
• Nicolaas Kuiper's professions included mathematician^[6].
• Nicolaas Kuiper's professions included university teacher^[7].
• Nicolaas Kuiper's field of work was differential geometry^[12].
• Nicolaas Kuiper's field of work was differential topology^[13].
• Nicolaas Kuiper's field of work was algebraic topology^[14].
• Nicolaas Kuiper's field of work was statistics^[15].
• Nicolaas Kuiper's field of work was mathematics^[16].
• Nicolaas Kuiper held the position of director^[17].
• Among Nicolaas Kuiper's employers was Wageningen University & Research^[18].
• Among Nicolaas Kuiper's employers was University of Amsterdam^[19].
• Nicolaas Kuiper was employed by Institute for Advanced Study^[20].
• Among Nicolaas Kuiper's employers was Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques^[21].
• Nicolaas Kuiper was educated at Leiden University^[22].
• Nicolaas Kuiper's education included a stint at Leiden University^[23].
• Nicolaas Kuiper's doctoral advisor was Willem van der Woude^[24].
• A notable work attributed to Nicolaas Kuiper is Kuiper's theorem^[25].
• A notable work attributed to Nicolaas Kuiper is Nash–Kuiper theorem^[26].
• A notable work attributed to Nicolaas Kuiper is Kuiper's test^[27].

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Origins and Family

Nicolaas Kuiper's place of birth was Rotterdam^[2]. He was born on +1920-06-28T00:00:00Z^[3]. Dutch was his native language^[11].

Education

Educated at Leiden University^[22], a university^[28], in Netherlands^[29], founded in 1575^[30], headquartered in Leiden^[31]. Nicolaas Kuiper's doctoral advisor was Willem van der Woude^[24].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[6] and university teacher^[7]. Fields of work include differential geometry^[12], a branch of mathematics^[32]; differential topology^[13], a branch of mathematics^[33]; algebraic topology^[14]; statistics^[15], an academic major^[34]; and mathematics^[16], an academic discipline^[35]. Employers include Wageningen University & Research^[18], a public university^[36], in Netherlands^[37], founded in 1876^[38], headquartered in Wageningen^[39]; University of Amsterdam^[19], a university^[40], in Netherlands^[41], founded in 1632^[42], headquartered in Amsterdam^[43]; Institute for Advanced Study^[20], a research institute^[44], in United States^[45], founded in 1930^[46], headquartered in Princeton^[47]; and Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques^[21], a research institute^[48], in France^[49], founded in 1958^[50], headquartered in Bures-sur-Yvette^[51]. Nicolaas Kuiper held the position of director^[17]. Doctoral students include Floris Takens^[52], a mathematician^[53], 1940–2010^[54], of Kingdom of the Netherlands^[55], specialised in dynamical system^[56]; Eduard Looijenga^[57], a mathematician^[58], b. 1948^[59], of Kingdom of the Netherlands^[60], awarded the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society^[61]; Leo Corsten^[62]; Dirk Siersma^[63]; and Nicole Desolneux-Moulis^[64].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Kuiper's theorem^[25], Nash–Kuiper theorem^[26], Kuiper's test^[27], and Eells–Kuiper manifold^[65]. Things named for Nicolaas Kuiper include Kuiper's test^[66], a statistical test^[67].

Recognition

Awards received include Gay-Lussac-Humboldt-Prize^[68], a science award^[69], in France^[70], founded in 1981^[71]; Knight of the Legion of Honour^[72], a grade of an order^[73], in France^[74]; and Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion^[75], a grade of an order^[76], in Netherlands^[77], founded in 1815^[78].

Death and Burial

Nicolaas Kuiper died on +1994-12-12T00:00:00Z^[5]. Recorded place of death include Utrecht^[4], a city^[79], in Netherlands^[80] and Heteren^[9], a village^[81], in Netherlands^[82].

Why It Matters

Nicolaas Kuiper ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[83] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[84]

Entities named for him include Kuiper's test^[66], a statistical test^[67].

His notable doctoral advisees include Floris Takens^[85], a mathematician^[86], 1940–2010^[87], of Kingdom of the Netherlands^[88], specialised in dynamical system^[89] and Eduard Looijenga^[90], a mathematician^[91], b. 1948^[92], of Kingdom of the Netherlands^[93], awarded the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society^[94].

FAQs

Where was Nicolaas Kuiper born?

Nicolaas Kuiper's place of birth was Rotterdam^[2].

Where did Nicolaas Kuiper die?

Nicolaas Kuiper died in Utrecht^[4].

What did Nicolaas Kuiper do for work?

Nicolaas Kuiper worked as mathematician^[6] and university teacher^[7].

Where did Nicolaas Kuiper go to school?

Nicolaas Kuiper was educated at Leiden University^[22] and Leiden University^[23].

What awards did Nicolaas Kuiper receive?

Honors received include Gay-Lussac-Humboldt-Prize^[68], Knight of the Legion of Honour^[72], and Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion^[75].