Rudolf Bayer

German computer scientist
Person Human Q66656

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
May 7, 1939, March 3, 1939[6]
Place of birth
Wasserlosen
Country of citizenship
Germany[7]
Field of work
informatics[8]
Doctoral advisor
Franz Edward Hohn[12]
Doctoral student
Werner Kießling, Hans Heller, Klaus Elhardt, Angelika Reiser, Mila Emilia Majster, Volker Markl, Martin Zirkel, Frank Ramsak, Roland Pieringer[16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24]
Work location
Munich[27]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[28]
Family name
Bayer[25]
Given name
Rudolf[26]
Name in native language
Rudolf Bayer[29]
🏷️ Also known as
en Rudolf Bayer ar رودولف باير ko 루돌프 바이어 ko 루돌프 바이엘 ru Рудольф Байер ru Байер, Рудольф zh Rudolf Bayer zh 魯道夫·貝爾 zh 鲁道夫·拜尔 zh 鲁道夫·贝尔
🔖 Identifiers · 24
VIAF cluster ID
102468235
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n90710952
ACM Digital Library author ID
81100091821
BIBSYS ID
90056117
CiNii Research ID
1140845216703837952
DBLP author ID
b/RudolfBayer
DDB person (GND) ID
1014188717
Freebase ID
/m/01w4h7
IdRef ID
110753429
J9U entity ID
987007394605005171
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MR Author ID
244534
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
4649
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA02266224
NUKAT ID
n99011016
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810647412805606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
068076622
RERO ID (legacy)
A002979773
SHARE Catalogue author ID
292071
Scopus author ID
7201391304
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PCjC4fm6CvCTgBWddkHR8Q3
ZbMATH author ID
bayer.rudolf, baier.rudolf

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Doctoral students 5
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Award received 1
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Summary

Rudolf Bayer was born on May 7, 1939[1], in Wasserlosen[2]. He has worked as a computer scientist[3], engineer[4], and university teacher[5].

Why It Matters

He is credited with the discovery of red–black tree[30], a data structure[31] and B-tree[32], a data structure[33].

His notable doctoral advisees include Volker Markl[34], a computer scientist[35], b. 1971[36], of Germany[37], awarded the ACM Fellow[38], specialised in big data[39]; Martin Zirkel[40], a computer scientist[41]; Werner Kießling[42], a computer scientist[43]; Frank Ramsak[44], a computer scientist[45]; and Roland Pieringer[46], a computer scientist[47].

FAQs

Where was Rudolf Bayer born?

Rudolf Bayer was born in Wasserlosen[2].

What did Rudolf Bayer do for work?

Rudolf Bayer worked as a computer scientist[3], engineer[4], and university teacher[5].

Where did Rudolf Bayer go to school?

Rudolf Bayer was educated at University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[10] and Technical University of Munich[11].

What awards did Rudolf Bayer receive?

Honors received include Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[13] and SIGMOD Edgar F. Codd Innovations Award[14].

What did Rudolf Bayer discover?

Rudolf Bayer is credited as discoverer of red–black tree[30] and B-tree[32].

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  13. [12] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [1] ↑ . computerhope.com. computerhope.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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Inline context (facts about related entities)

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    DDB person (GND) ID → 1014188717
    Date of birth → May 7, 1939, March 3, 1939
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