Piet van der Houwen

Dutch chess player
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Piet van der Houwen

Summary

Piet van der Houwen is a human[1]. His place of birth was Surabaya[2]. He was born on August 31, 1939[3]. He worked as a chess player[4], correspondence chess player[5], and Professor by special appointment[6].

Key Facts

  • Piet van der Houwen was born in Surabaya[2].
  • Piet van der Houwen was born on August 31, 1939[3].
  • Piet van der Houwen held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands[7].
  • Piet van der Houwen worked as a chess player[4].
  • Piet van der Houwen worked as a correspondence chess player[5].
  • Piet van der Houwen's professions included Professor by special appointment[6].
  • Piet van der Houwen was educated at University of Amsterdam[8].
  • Piet van der Houwen's doctoral advisor was Hans Lauwerier[9].
  • Piet van der Houwen is recorded as male[10].
  • Piet van der Houwen's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Piet van der Houwen supervised Paul A. Zegeling as a doctoral student[12].
  • Piet van der Houwen supervised Jan Verwer as a doctoral student[13].
  • Piet van der Houwen supervised Jason E. Frank as a doctoral student[14].
  • Piet van der Houwen supervised Piet Hemker as a doctoral student[15].
  • Piet van der Houwen supervised Miente Bakker as a doctoral student[16].
  • Piet van der Houwen supervised Kees Dekker as a doctoral student[17].
  • Piet van der Houwen supervised Paul H. M. Wolkenfelt as a doctoral student[18].
  • Piet van der Houwen supervised Peter Wilders as a doctoral student[19].
  • Piet van der Houwen supervised Fred W. Wubs as a doctoral student[20].
  • Piet van der Houwen supervised Jan H. M. ten Thije Boonkkamp as a doctoral student[21].
  • Piet van der Houwen supervised Ben P. Sommeijer as a doctoral student[22].
  • Piet van der Houwen supervised Erik D. de Goede as a doctoral student[23].
  • Piet van der Houwen supervised Ron A. Trompert as a doctoral student[24].
  • Piet van der Houwen supervised Nguyen Huu Cong as a doctoral student[25].
  • Piet van der Houwen supervised Maarten van Loon as a doctoral student[26].

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Origins and Family

Piet van der Houwen was born in Surabaya[2]. He was born on August 31, 1939[3].

Education

Piet van der Houwen was educated at University of Amsterdam[8]. His doctoral advisor was Hans Lauwerier[9].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include chess player[4], correspondence chess player[5], and Professor by special appointment[6]. Doctoral students include Paul A. Zegeling[12]; Jan Verwer[13], a university teacher[27], 1946–2011[28], of Kingdom of the Netherlands[29]; Jason E. Frank[14]; Piet Hemker[15], a mathematician[30], 1941–2019[31], of Kingdom of the Netherlands[32]; Miente Bakker[16]; and Kees Dekker[17], a mathematician[33], b. 1947[34], of Kingdom of the Netherlands[35], specialised in numerical analysis[36].

FAQs

Where was Piet van der Houwen born?

Born in Surabaya[2], Piet van der Houwen…

What did Piet van der Houwen do for work?

Piet van der Houwen worked as chess player[4], correspondence chess player[5], and Professor by special appointment[6].

Where did Piet van der Houwen go to school?

Piet van der Houwen was educated at University of Amsterdam[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . staff.fnwi.uva.nl. staff.fnwi.uva.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [10] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File. Retrieved . staff.fnwi.uva.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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    Place of birth Surabaya
    Library of congress authority id n86079529
    Mathematics genealogy project id 51424
    Date of birth +1939-08-31T00:00:00Z
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