Niels Ferguson

Dutch cryptographer
Person human Q466478
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Niels Ferguson

Summary

Niels Ferguson is a human[1]. He was born in Eindhoven[2]. He was born on +1965-12-10T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a cryptographer[4], mathematician[5], and computer scientist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Niels Ferguson was born in Eindhoven[2].
  • Niels Ferguson was born on +1965-12-10T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Niels Ferguson held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands[8].
  • Niels Ferguson worked as a cryptographer[4].
  • Niels Ferguson's professions included mathematician[5].
  • Niels Ferguson's professions included computer scientist[6].
  • Niels Ferguson's field of work was cryptography[9].
  • Among Niels Ferguson's employers was Microsoft[10].
  • Niels Ferguson is recorded as male[11].
  • Niels Ferguson's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Niels Ferguson's ISNI is recorded as 0000000110250300[13].
  • Niels Ferguson's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 37161397[14].
  • Niels Ferguson's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2003075619[15].
  • Niels Ferguson's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 14578651h[16].
  • Niels Ferguson's IdRef ID is recorded as 080630375[17].
  • Niels Ferguson's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01d2dd[18].
  • Niels Ferguson's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ctu2012686133[19].
  • Niels Ferguson's family name is recorded as Ferguson[20].
  • Niels Ferguson's given name is recorded as Niels[21].
  • Niels Ferguson's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 269412832[22].
  • Niels Ferguson's NUKAT ID is recorded as n2004095439[23].
  • Niels Ferguson's zbMATH author ID is recorded as ferguson.niels[24].
  • Niels Ferguson's BookBrainz author ID is recorded as ab58acd1-2fd6-4ea6-b9e6-114f405152de[25].
  • Niels Ferguson's Prabook ID is recorded as 1837335[26].
  • Niels Ferguson's openMLOL author ID is recorded as 141430[27].

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Origins and Family

Niels Ferguson was born in Eindhoven[2]. He was born on +1965-12-10T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include cryptographer[4], mathematician[5], and computer scientist[6]. Niels Ferguson's field of work was cryptography[9]. He was employed by Microsoft[10].

Why It Matters

Niels Ferguson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

FAQs

Where was Niels Ferguson born?

Niels Ferguson was born in Eindhoven[2].

What did Niels Ferguson do for work?

Niels Ferguson worked as cryptographer[4], mathematician[5], and computer scientist[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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