About Theodorus Dekker
Lived 1927 – 2021 (aged 94). Theodorus Dekker was a Dutch mathematician and university teacher.
Theodorus Jozef Dekker (Dirk Dekker, 1 March 1927 - 25 November 2021) was a Dutch mathematician.
Dekker completed his Ph.D. degree from the University of Amsterdam in 1958. His thesis was titled "Paradoxical Decompositions of Sets and Spaces".
Dekker invented an algorithm that allows two processes to share a single-use resource without conflict, using only shared memory for communication, named Dekker's algorithm.
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Who was Theodorus Dekker?
Dutch mathematician (1927-2021)
When was Theodorus Dekker born?
Theodorus Dekker was born on 1 March 1927 in Netherlands.
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Theodorus Dekker died on 25 November 2021.
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Theodorus Dekker was a mathematician and university teacher.
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Theodorus Dekker was Dutch.
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