About Dirk van Dalen
Born 1932. Dirk van Dalen is a Dutch mathematician, historian of mathematics, historian, university teacher, scientist and historian of science.
Dirk van Dalen (born 20 December 1932, Amsterdam) is a Dutch mathematician and historian of science.
Life
Van Dalen studied mathematics and physics and astronomy at the University of Amsterdam. Inspired by the work of Brouwer and Heyting, he received his Ph.D. in 1963 from the University of Amsterdam for the thesis Extension problems in intuitionistic plane Projective geometry. From 1964 to 1966 Van Dalen taught logic and mathematics at MIT, and later Oxford. From 1967 he was professor at the University of Utrecht. In 2003 Dirk van Dalen was awarded the Academy Medal 2003 of the Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences for bringing the works of Brouwer to international attention.
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Who is Dirk van Dalen?
Dutch mathematician
When was Dirk van Dalen born?
Dirk van Dalen was born on 20 December 1932 in Amsterdam.
What is Dirk van Dalen's occupation?
Dirk van Dalen is a mathematician, historian of mathematics, historian, university teacher, scientist and historian of science.
What nationality is Dirk van Dalen?
Dirk van Dalen is Dutch.
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