Wim Cohen

Dutch mathematician
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Wim Cohen

Summary

Wim Cohen is a human[1]. Born in Leeuwarden[2], he… he was born on +1923-08-27T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in The Hague[4]. He died on +2000-11-12T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a mathematician[6] and university teacher[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Wim Cohen's place of birth was Leeuwarden[2].
  • Wim Cohen passed away in The Hague[4].
  • Wim Cohen was born on +1923-08-27T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Wim Cohen was born on +1923-00-00T00:00:00Z[9].
  • Wim Cohen died on +2000-11-12T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Wim Cohen died on +2000-00-00T00:00:00Z[10].
  • Wim Cohen is buried at Haifa[11].
  • Wim Cohen held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands[12].
  • Dutch was Wim Cohen's native language[13].
  • Wim Cohen is identified as part of the Jewish people ethnic group[14].
  • Wim Cohen's professions included mathematician[6].
  • Wim Cohen's professions included university teacher[7].
  • Wim Cohen's field of work was queueing theory[15].
  • Wim Cohen's field of work was statistics[16].
  • Among Wim Cohen's employers was Utrecht University[17].
  • Among Wim Cohen's employers was Delft University of Technology[18].
  • Among Wim Cohen's employers was Koninklijke Philips NV[19].
  • Wim Cohen was educated at Delft University of Technology[20].
  • Wim Cohen's doctoral advisor was Warner T. Koiter[21].
  • Wim Cohen is recorded as male[22].
  • Wim Cohen's instance of is recorded as human[23].
  • Wim Cohen supervised Onno J. Boxma as a doctoral student[24].
  • Wim Cohen supervised Jan de Klein as a doctoral student[25].
  • Wim Cohen supervised Henk Nauta as a doctoral student[26].
  • Wim Cohen supervised Johannes Pieter Cornelis Blanc as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Wim Cohen's place of birth was Leeuwarden[2]. Recorded date of birth include +1923-08-27T00:00:00Z[3] and +1923-00-00T00:00:00Z[9]. He is identified as part of the Jewish people ethnic group[14]. Dutch was his native language[13].

Education

Wim Cohen was educated at Delft University of Technology[20]. His doctoral advisor was Warner T. Koiter[21].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[6] and university teacher[7]. Fields of work include queueing theory[15], a theory[28] and statistics[16], an academic major[29]. Employers include Utrecht University[17], a public research university[30], in Netherlands[31], founded in 1636[32], headquartered in Utrecht[33]; Delft University of Technology[18], an institute of technology[34], in Netherlands[35], founded in 1842[36], headquartered in Delft[37]; and Koninklijke Philips NV[19], an enterprise[38], in Netherlands[39], founded in 1891[40], headquartered in Amsterdam[41]. Doctoral students include Onno J. Boxma[24], a mathematician[42], b. 1952[43], of Kingdom of the Netherlands[44], specialised in queueing theory[45]; Jan de Klein[25]; Henk Nauta[26]; Johannes Pieter Cornelis Blanc[27]; Johan Leo van den Berg[46]; and W. P. Groenendijk[47].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include +2000-11-12T00:00:00Z[5] and +2000-00-00T00:00:00Z[10]. Wim Cohen passed away in The Hague[4]. Burial took place at Haifa[11].

Why It Matters

Wim Cohen ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

FAQs

Where was Wim Cohen born?

Wim Cohen's place of birth was Leeuwarden[2].

Where did Wim Cohen die?

Wim Cohen died in The Hague[4].

What did Wim Cohen do for work?

Wim Cohen worked as mathematician[6] and university teacher[7].

Where did Wim Cohen go to school?

Wim Cohen was educated at Delft University of Technology[20].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Catalogus Professorum Academiae Rheno-Traiectinae. Retrieved . profs.library.uu.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Catalogus Professorum Academiae Rheno-Traiectinae. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Catalogus Professorum Academiae Rheno-Traiectinae. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [23] . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [20] . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . Catalogus Professorum Academiae Rheno-Traiectinae. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . Catalogus Professorum Academiae Rheno-Traiectinae. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . dataset Library TU Delft. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  15. [11] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . genealogy.ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [24] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . genealogy.ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [25] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [26] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [27] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [46] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [47] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [9] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [5] . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [10] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . 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. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [48] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [49] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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