Hans Petter Langtangen

Norwegian scientist
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Summary

Hans Petter Langtangen was born on January 3, 1962[1]. He died on October 10, 2016[2]. He worked as a computer scientist[3], university teacher[4], and physicist[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Norway[7]
  • Employer: University of Oslo[8]
  • Educated at: University of Oslo[9]
  • Doctoral advisor: Geir Kleivstul Pedersen[10]
  • Student: Erik Holm[11], Otto Munthe[12], Åsmund Ødegård[13], Sylfest Glimsdal[14], Ola Skavhaug[15], Arild Kjeldstad[16]
  • Member of: European Academy of Sciences[17]
  • Sex or gender: male[18]
  • Doctoral student: Marie Rognes[19], Harald Osnes[20], Xing Cai[21], Kent-Andre Mardal[22], Kristian Holmås[23], Håvard Holmås[24], Omar al-Khayat[25], Kristian Valen-Sendstad[26], Joachim Berdal Haga[27], Karen-Helene Støverud[28], Saedd Bikass[29], Amin Farjad Bastani[30], Ivar Farup[31], Sami LaZghab[32]
  • Family name: Langtangen[33]
  • Given name: Hans[34]
  • Academic thesis: Computational Methods for Two-Phase Flow in Oil Reservoirs[35]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[36]

Why It Matters

Hans Petter Langtangen is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

What did Hans Petter Langtangen do for work?

Hans Petter Langtangen worked as a computer scientist[3], university teacher[4], and physicist[5].

Where did Hans Petter Langtangen go to school?

Hans Petter Langtangen was educated at University of Oslo[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [18] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . catalogue.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  9. [19] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  10. [20] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  11. [21] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [22] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [23] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [24] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [25] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [26] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [27] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [28] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [29] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [30] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [31] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [32] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [17] ↑ . eurasc.eu. Retrieved . eurasc.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . catalogue.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [2] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [11] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  29. [12] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  30. [13] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  31. [14] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  32. [15] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  33. [16] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · 本日晴天 · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Member of → European Academy of Sciences
    U.s. copyright office public records system name id → Langtangen, Hans Petter
    Acm digital library author id → 81100567151
    Scopus author id → 6603931055
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  2. 16d ago · PKalnai · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cyprus university of technology id → 40325
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  3. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → computer scientist, university teacher, physicist
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