Coenraad Bron
Dutch computer scientist, instructor
About Coenraad Bron
Lived 1937 – 2006 (aged 69). Coenraad Bron was a Dutch computer scientist, engineer and university teacher.
Coenraad Bron (2 August 1937 – 15 August 2006) was a Dutch computer scientist. He worked with Edsger W. Dijkstra on the THE multiprogramming system. Together with Joep Kerbosch he invented the Bron–Kerbosch algorithm for the clique problem.
Born in Amsterdam, Bron read Chemistry at Utrecht University. After his graduation he moved to Eindhoven University where he started to work in Dijkstra's group. In 1972 he accepted an assistant professorship in Computing Science at Twente University, becoming a full professor there in 1980.
He died in Assen at age 69.
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Dutch computer scientist, instructor (1937-2006)
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Coenraad Bron was born on 2 August 1937.
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Coenraad Bron died on 15 August 2006.
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Coenraad Bron was a computer scientist, engineer and university teacher.
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