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Klaus Samelson

German computer scientist (1918–1980)
Person Human Q92914

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[20]
Date of birth
December 21, 1918
Date of death
May 25, 1980
Place of birth
Strasbourg
Place of death
Munich
Country of citizenship
Germany[10]
Occupation
computer scientist, engineer, university teacher, mathematician
Employer
Technical University of Munich, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz[16][17]
Field of work
mathematics, numerical analysis, informatics, programming language translation, ALGOL[11][12][13][14][15]
Educated at
LMU Munich[18]
Spouse
Ursula Hill[9]
Sibling
Hans Samelson, Franz Samelson[36][37]
Doctoral advisor
Friedrich Bopp[19]
Doctoral student
Josef Stoer, Ursula Hill, Gerhard Seegmüller, Wolfgang Hesse, Walter Petry, Franz Geiselbrechtinger, Peter Hofmann, Peter Vachenauer, Klaus-Dieter Vinnemann[21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29]
Work location
Mainz, Munich[32][33]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[34]
Family name
Samelson[30]
Given name
Klaus[31]
Name in native language
Klaus Samelson[35]
🏷️ Also known as
en Klaus Samelson ar كلاوس ساميلسون cs K. Samelson he קלאוס זמלסון ja クラウス・サメルソン ru Клаус Самельсон
🔖 Identifiers · 28
ISNI
0000000110432075
VIAF cluster ID
20562448
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2010025592
GND ID
122396103
ACM Digital Library author ID
81100662699
BIBSYS ID
90664425
CiNii Research ID
1140000791879913216
DBLP author ID
s/KlausSamelson
DDB person (GND) ID
122396103
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
122396103
Freebase ID
/m/04n0v6y
Gutenberg Biographics ID
e537f114-a4c1-48bd-b93c-a9594aa3244c
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IdRef ID
115585117
J9U entity ID
987007603664005171
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
122396103
MR Author ID
153825
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
24762
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA02178819
NL CR AUT ID
xx0248801
NUKAT ID
n99041226
National Virtual Library of India ID
452915, 454107
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
071681116
RERO ID (legacy)
A003782699
SHARE Catalogue author ID
535212
SNAC ARK ID
w6x94n7t
Scopus author ID
16656273700
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJrRcFDwwWjV3r9FHDjt8C
ZbMATH author ID
samelson.klaus

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🔗 Connections
Field of work 4
mathematics, numerical analysis, ALGOL, informatics
Occupation 4
mathematician, engineer, computer scientist, university teacher
Employer 2
Technical University of Munich, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
Work location 2
Munich, Mainz
← Designed by 2
ALGOL, ALGOL 58
← Developer 2
ALGOL 60, ALGOL 58
Country of citizenship 1
Germany
Doctoral advisor 1
Friedrich Bopp
Doctoral advisors 1
Friedrich Bopp
Doctoral student 1
Ursula Hill
Doctoral students 1
Ursula Hill
Educated at 1
LMU Munich
Given name 1
Klaus
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Place of birth 1
Strasbourg
Place of death 1
Munich
Sex or gender 1
male
Spouse 1
Ursula Hill
Spouses 1
Ursula Hill
← FactGrid item ID 1
Viborg
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Summary

Klaus Samelson was born on December 21, 1918[1], in Strasbourg[2]. He died on May 25, 1980[3], in Munich[4]. He worked as a computer scientist[5], engineer[6], university teacher[7], and mathematician[8].

Why It Matters

His notable doctoral advisees include Ursula Hill[38], a mathematician[39], 1935–2013[40], of Germany[41].

FAQs

Where was Klaus Samelson born?

Klaus Samelson was born in Strasbourg[2].

Where did Klaus Samelson die?

Klaus Samelson died in Munich[4].

Who was Klaus Samelson married to?

Klaus Samelson's spouses include Ursula Hill[9].

What did Klaus Samelson do for work?

Klaus Samelson worked as a computer scientist[5], engineer[6], university teacher[7], and mathematician[8].

Where did Klaus Samelson go to school?

Klaus Samelson was educated at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München[18].

Related Entities

ALGOL ALGOL 58 ALGOL 60 computer scientist Germany informatics mathematics Ursula Hill Viborg

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [18] ↑ . 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. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . genealogy.ams.org. Provenance: 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. [27] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  28. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . books.google.cat. books.google.cat. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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    Date of birth → December 21, 1918
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