Mathematician:Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn
Mathematician
Dutch mathematician known for his contributions to analysis, number theory, combinatorics and logic.
Nationality
Dutch
History
- Born: 9 July , The Hague, Netherlands
- Died: 17 February , Nuenen
Theorems and Definitions
Publications
- On Steiner-Schläfli's Hypocycloid
- Ein Satz über Schlichte Funktionen
- Common Representative Systems of Two Divisions of an Aggregate into Classes
- Over Modulaire Vormen van meer Veranderlijken
- On the Absolute Convergence of Dirichlet Series
- On the Number of Solutions of the System
- Almost Periodic Multiplicative Functions
- The Problem of Optimum Antenna Current Distribution
- &#;A Combinatorial Problem (Proceedings of the Section of Sciences&#;Vol. 49, no. 7:&#;pp. – )
- On the Zeros of a Polynomial and of its Derivative
- A Note on van der Pol's Equation
- The Electrostatic Field of a Point Charge inside a Cylinder, in Connection with Wave Guide Theory (with C J Bouwkamp)
- The Mathematical Language AUTOMATH, its Usage, and some of its Extensions
- &#;Lambda Calculus Notation with Nameless Dummies, a tool for Automatic Formula Manipul
Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn
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Ph.D. Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamDissertation: Over modulaire vormen van meer veranderlijken
Advisor: Jurjen Ferdinand Koksma
Students:
Click here to see the students listed in chronological order.Name School Year Descendants Ackermans, S. Technische Universiteit Eindhoven 60 Balsters, Harmannus Technische Universiteit Eindhoven 11 Beenakker, Jozef Technische Universiteit Eindhoven Hautus, Matheus Technische Universiteit Eindhoven 74 Janssen, Augustus Technische Universiteit Eindhoven Levelt, Antonius Universiteit van Amsterdam Nederpelt Lazarom, Robert Technische Universiteit Eindhoven 6 Runnenburg, Johannes Universiteit van Amsterdam van Benthem Jutting, Lambert Technische Universiteit Eindhoven van Daalen, Diederik Technische Universiteit Eindhoven van der Meiden, W. Technische Universiteit Eindhoven According to our current on-line database, Nicolaas de Bruijn has 11 students and descendants.
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Dutch mathematician Date of Birth:
Country: Netherlands
Content:- Biography of Nicolas de Bruijn
- Early Life and Education
- Career and Contributions
- Awards and Honors
Biography of Nicolas de Bruijn
Nicolas de Bruijn was a Dutch mathematician known for his research in graph theory, automated proof, and his textbook on asymptotic methods of analysis. Several constructions and concepts in these fields are named after him, including the de Bruijn cycle, the de Bruijn graph, and several well-known propositions in graph theory, combinatorics, computational geometry, and number theory.
Early Life and Education
Nicolas de Bruijn was born in in The Hague, Netherlands, into a large family of painters. From to , he studied at Leiden University and worked as an assistant at the mathematics faculty of Delft University of Technology from to In , he obtained his doctorate in mathematics from the University of Amsterdam, defending a dissertation on algebraic number theory under the guidance of Jurjen Koksma.
Career and Contributions
From to , de Bruijn worked at the research laboratory of Philips Corporation. In , he was appointed as a professor a
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Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn was a Dutch mathematician and Emeritus Professor of mathematics at the Eindhoven University of Technology, noted for his many contributions in the fields of analysis, number theory, combinatorics and logic.
Education
He received his Doctor of Philosophy in from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam with a thesis entitled &#;Over modulaire vormen van meer veranderlijken&#; advised by Jurjen Ferdinand Koksma.
Career
Born in The Hague, De Bruijn received his Master of Arts in Mathematics at the Leiden University in De Bruijn started his academic career as at the University of Amsterdam, where he was Professor of Mathematics from to In he moved to the Technical University Eindhoven where he was Professor of Mathematics until his retirement in
Among his graduate students were Johannes Runnenburg (), Antonius Levelt (), South. Ackermans (), Jozef Beenakker (), West. van der Meiden (), Matheus Hautus (), Robert Nederpelt Lazarom (), Lambert van Benthem Jutting (), A. Janssen (), Diederik van Daalen (), and Harmannus Balsters ().Achievements
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