Wolfgang Händler

German mathematician and pioneering computer scientist (1920-1998)
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Wolfgang Händler

Summary

Wolfgang Händler is a human[1]. He was born in Potsdam[2]. He was born on +1920-12-11T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +1998-02-19T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5] and computer scientist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Wolfgang Händler was born in Potsdam[2].
  • Wolfgang Händler was born on +1920-12-11T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Wolfgang Händler died on +1998-02-19T00:00:00Z[4].
  • Wolfgang Händler held citizenship in Germany[8].
  • Wolfgang Händler worked as a mathematician[5].
  • Wolfgang Händler's professions included computer scientist[6].
  • Among Wolfgang Händler's employers was Saarland University[9].
  • Wolfgang Händler was employed by Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg[10].
  • Among Wolfgang Händler's employers was Leibniz University Hannover[11].
  • Wolfgang Händler was educated at Kiel University[12].
  • Wolfgang Händler's education included a stint at Gdańsk University of Technology[13].
  • Wolfgang Händler's education included a stint at Technical University of Darmstadt[14].
  • Wolfgang Händler's doctoral advisor was Alwin Walther[15].
  • Wolfgang Händler's image is recorded as WolfgangHändler.jpg[16].
  • Wolfgang Händler is recorded as male[17].
  • Wolfgang Händler's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Wolfgang Händler supervised Roland Vollmar as a doctoral student[19].
  • Wolfgang Händler supervised Johann Friedrich Böhme as a doctoral student[20].
  • Wolfgang Händler supervised Peter Paul Spies as a doctoral student[21].
  • Wolfgang Händler supervised Hans Jürgen Schneider as a doctoral student[22].
  • Wolfgang Händler supervised Michael Schwarzer as a doctoral student[23].
  • Wolfgang Händler supervised Joachim von Peschke as a doctoral student[24].
  • Wolfgang Händler supervised Jürgen Esch as a doctoral student[25].
  • Wolfgang Händler supervised Alexander Peter Forster as a doctoral student[26].
  • Wolfgang Händler supervised Alfred Schmitt as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Wolfgang Händler was born in Potsdam[2]. He was born on +1920-12-11T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Kiel University[12], a public university[28], in Germany[29], founded in 1665[30], headquartered in Kiel[31]; Gdańsk University of Technology[13], a public university[32], in Poland[33], founded in 1904[34], headquartered in Gdansk University of Technology[35]; and Technical University of Darmstadt[14], a public university[36], in Germany[37], founded in 1877[38]. Wolfgang Händler's doctoral advisor was Alwin Walther[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[5] and computer scientist[6]. Employers include Saarland University[9], a public university[39], in Germany[40], founded in 1948[41], headquartered in Saarbrücken[42]; Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg[10], a public research university[43], in Germany[44], founded in 1742[45], headquartered in Erlangen[46]; and Leibniz University Hannover[11], a public university[47], in Germany[48], founded in 1831[49], headquartered in Hanover[50]. Doctoral students include Roland Vollmar[19], a computer scientist[51], b. 1939[52]; Johann Friedrich Böhme[20]; Peter Paul Spies[21]; Hans Jürgen Schneider[22]; Michael Schwarzer[23]; and Joachim von Peschke[24].

Death and Burial

Wolfgang Händler died on +1998-02-19T00:00:00Z[4].

Why It Matters

Wolfgang Händler ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[7]

His notable doctoral advisees include Roland Vollmar[53], a computer scientist[54], b. 1939[55] and Alfred Schmitt[56], a computer scientist[57], b. 1938[58].

FAQs

Where was Wolfgang Händler born?

Wolfgang Händler's place of birth was Potsdam[2].

What did Wolfgang Händler do for work?

Wolfgang Händler worked as mathematician[5] and computer scientist[6].

Where did Wolfgang Händler go to school?

Wolfgang Händler was educated at Kiel University[12], Gdańsk University of Technology[13], and Technical University of Darmstadt[14].

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Class ancestry

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

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

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