Rien Kaashoek

Dutch mathematician
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Rien Kaashoek

Summary

Rien Kaashoek is a human[1]. His place of birth was Ridderkerk[2]. He was born on November 10, 1937[3]. He died on November 21, 2024[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5] and university teacher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Rien Kaashoek was born in Ridderkerk[2].
  • Rien Kaashoek was born on November 10, 1937[3].
  • Rien Kaashoek died on November 21, 2024[4].
  • Rien Kaashoek held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands[8].
  • Dutch was Rien Kaashoek's native language[9].
  • Rien Kaashoek's professions included mathematician[5].
  • Rien Kaashoek worked as a university teacher[6].
  • Rien Kaashoek's field of work was algebra[10].
  • Rien Kaashoek's field of work was mathematics[11].
  • Rien Kaashoek's field of work was mathematical analysis[12].
  • Rien Kaashoek's field of work was operator theory[13].
  • Rien Kaashoek was employed by Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam[14].
  • Rien Kaashoek was employed by Leiden University[15].
  • Rien Kaashoek was educated at Leiden University[16].
  • Rien Kaashoek's doctoral advisor was Adriaan Cornelis Zaanen[17].
  • Rien Kaashoek is recorded as male[18].
  • Rien Kaashoek's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Rien Kaashoek supervised Harm Bart as a doctoral student[20].
  • Rien Kaashoek supervised André C. M. Ran as a doctoral student[21].
  • Rien Kaashoek supervised Marcel Albert Monterie as a doctoral student[22].
  • Rien Kaashoek supervised N. P. Dekker as a doctoral student[23].
  • Rien Kaashoek supervised Huibert den Boer as a doctoral student[24].
  • Rien Kaashoek supervised Leen Roozemond as a doctoral student[25].
  • Rien Kaashoek supervised Philip Thijsse as a doctoral student[26].
  • Rien Kaashoek supervised Cornelis Victor Maria van der Mee as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Rien Kaashoek's place of birth was Ridderkerk[2]. He was born on November 10, 1937[3]. Dutch was his native language[9].

Education

Rien Kaashoek's education included a stint at Leiden University[16]. His doctoral advisor was Adriaan Cornelis Zaanen[17].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[5] and university teacher[6]. Fields of work include algebra[10], a branch of mathematics[28]; mathematics[11], an academic discipline[29]; mathematical analysis[12], an academic discipline[30]; and operator theory[13], a branch of mathematics[31]. Employers include Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam[14], a university[32], in Netherlands[33], founded in 1880[34], headquartered in VU Main building[35] and Leiden University[15], a university[36], in Netherlands[37], founded in 1575[38], headquartered in Leiden[39]. Doctoral students include Harm Bart[20], an economist[40], b. 1942[41], of Kingdom of the Netherlands[42]; André C. M. Ran[21], a mathematician[43], b. 1956[44], specialised in mathematics[45]; Marcel Albert Monterie[22]; N. P. Dekker[23]; Huibert den Boer[24]; and Leen Roozemond[25].

Death and Burial

Rien Kaashoek died on November 21, 2024[4].

Why It Matters

Rien Kaashoek ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was Rien Kaashoek born?

Rien Kaashoek was born in Ridderkerk[2].

What did Rien Kaashoek do for work?

Rien Kaashoek worked as mathematician[5] and university teacher[6].

Where did Rien Kaashoek go to school?

Rien Kaashoek was educated at Leiden University[16].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [18] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [19] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . Personal Authority Wikibase of the Czech Republic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . wikidata.org.
  25. [4] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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    Occupation mathematician, university teacher
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