Peter van Emde Boas

Dutch computer scientist
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Peter van Emde Boas

Summary

Peter van Emde Boas is a human[1]. He was born in Amsterdam[2]. He was born on April 3, 1945[3]. He worked as a university teacher[4] and computer scientist[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Peter van Emde Boas was born in Amsterdam[2].
  • Peter van Emde Boas was born on April 3, 1945[3].
  • Peter van Emde Boas held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands[7].
  • Dutch was Peter van Emde Boas's native language[8].
  • Peter van Emde Boas worked as a university teacher[4].
  • Peter van Emde Boas worked as a computer scientist[5].
  • Among Peter van Emde Boas's employers was University of Amsterdam[9].
  • Peter van Emde Boas's education included a stint at University of Amsterdam[10].
  • Peter van Emde Boas's doctoral advisor was Adriaan van Wijngaarden[11].
  • Peter van Emde Boas's doctoral advisor was Pieter Cornelis Baayen[12].
  • Peter van Emde Boas is recorded as male[13].
  • Peter van Emde Boas's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Peter van Emde Boas supervised Leen Torenvliet as a doctoral student[15].
  • Peter van Emde Boas supervised Arjen K. Lenstra as a doctoral student[16].
  • Peter van Emde Boas supervised Dennis Marie Gabriel de Champeaux de Laboulaye as a doctoral student[17].
  • Peter van Emde Boas supervised Pieter Willem Adriaans as a doctoral student[18].
  • Peter van Emde Boas supervised Merlijn Sevenster as a doctoral student[19].
  • Peter van Emde Boas supervised Theo M. V. Janssen as a doctoral student[20].
  • Peter van Emde Boas supervised Erik de Haas as a doctoral student[21].
  • Peter van Emde Boas supervised Jörg von Engelhardt as a doctoral student[22].
  • Peter van Emde Boas supervised Marten Henrik Trautwein as a doctoral student[23].
  • Peter van Emde Boas supervised Sophie Titia Fischer as a doctoral student[24].
  • Peter van Emde Boas supervised Zhisheng Huang as a doctoral student[25].
  • Peter van Emde Boas supervised M. Mehdi Dastani as a doctoral student[26].
  • Peter van Emde Boas supervised Job Zwiers as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Amsterdam[2], Peter van Emde Boas… he was born on April 3, 1945[3]. Dutch was his native language[8].

Education

Peter van Emde Boas was educated at University of Amsterdam[10]. Doctoral advisors include Adriaan van Wijngaarden[11], a mathematician[28], 1916–1987[29], of Kingdom of the Netherlands[30], awarded the honorary doctorate from INP Grenoble[31], specialised in computational mathematics[32] and Pieter Cornelis Baayen[12], a mathematician[33], 1934–2019[34], of Kingdom of the Netherlands[35], specialised in mathematics[36].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include university teacher[4] and computer scientist[5]. Peter van Emde Boas was employed by University of Amsterdam[9]. Doctoral students include Leen Torenvliet[15]; Arjen K. Lenstra[16], a mathematician[37], b. 1956[38], of Kingdom of the Netherlands[39], awarded the IACR Fellow[40]; Dennis Marie Gabriel de Champeaux de Laboulaye[17]; Pieter Willem Adriaans[18]; Merlijn Sevenster[19], a medical informatician[41]; and Theo M. V. Janssen[20], a mathematician[42].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Peter van Emde Boas include Van Emde Boas tree[43].

Why It Matters

Peter van Emde Boas ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44]

He is credited with the discovery of Van Emde Boas tree[45]. Entities named for him include Van Emde Boas tree[43].

His notable doctoral advisees include Arjen K. Lenstra[46], a mathematician[47], b. 1956[48], of Kingdom of the Netherlands[49], awarded the IACR Fellow[50] and Theo M. V. Janssen[51], a mathematician[52].

FAQs

Where was Peter van Emde Boas born?

Born in Amsterdam[2], Peter van Emde Boas…

What did Peter van Emde Boas do for work?

Peter van Emde Boas worked as university teacher[4] and computer scientist[5].

Where did Peter van Emde Boas go to school?

Peter van Emde Boas was educated at University of Amsterdam[10].

What did Peter van Emde Boas discover?

Peter van Emde Boas is credited as discoverer of Van Emde Boas tree[45].

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  10. [11] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . 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. [3] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [45] . wikidata.org. → on this site
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  3. [51] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [43] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  16. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [52] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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