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Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn

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Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn, known as Dick de Bruijn, was a Dutch mathematician, born on 9 July 1918 and died on 17 February 2012. He was noted for his many contributions in the fields of analysis, number theory, combinatorics and logic. Analysis studies limits and functions, number theory studies the integers, combinatorics studies finite arrangements, and logic studies formal reasoning, so his career ranged across four distinct parts of mathematics rather than a single specialty.

Facts
Birth Year
1918 1
Death Year
2012 1
Biography
Gender
Male 1
Connections

Attributed Works

De Bruijn Graph, Mathematical Objects
Source De Bruijn graph (Wikipedia)

In Branch

Analysis, Branches of Mathematics
Source Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn (Wikipedia)
Combinatorics, Branches of Mathematics
Source Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn (Wikipedia)
Logic and Foundations, Branches of Mathematics
Source Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn (Wikipedia)
Number Theory, Branches of Mathematics
Source Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn (Wikipedia)

Proofs Credited

De Bruijn-Erdos Theorem (Incidence Geometry), Theorems
Source De Bruijn-Erdos theorem (incidence geometry) (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Netherlands, nationality there.
Sources
1. Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn (Wikipedia)
  • Lead paragraph
    his many contributions in the fields of analysis, number theory,
  • Lead paragraph [nationality-culture]
    was a Dutch mathematician
  • In Branch: Analysis, Lead paragraph [in-branch]
    analysis
  • In Branch: Number Theory, Lead paragraph [in-branch 2]
    number theory
  • In Branch: Combinatorics, Lead paragraph [in-branch 3]
    combinatorics
  • In Branch: Logic and Foundations, Lead paragraph [in-branch 4]
    logic
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De Bruijn graph (Wikipedia)
Attributed Works: De Bruijn Graph, Lead paragraph
Quote, Attributed Works: De Bruijn Graph, Lead paragraph
In graph theory, an n-dimensional De Bruijn graph of m symbols is a directed graph representing overlaps between sequences of symbols. It has mn vertices, consisting
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De Bruijn-Erdos theorem (incidence geometry) (Wikipedia)
Proofs Credited: De Bruijn-Erdos Theorem (Incidence Geometry), Lead paragraph
Quote, Proofs Credited: De Bruijn-Erdos Theorem (Incidence Geometry), Lead paragraph
In incidence geometry, the De Bruijn-Erdős theorem, originally published by Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn and Paul Erdős in 1948, states a lower bound on the number
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