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Dutch computer scientist In this Dutch name, the surname is van Emde Boas, not Boas.
Peter van Emde Boas
Van Emde Boas in 1977
Born (1945-04-03) April 3, 1945 (age 79)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Known forVan Emde Boas tree
Scientific career
Doctoral advisorAdriaan van Wijngaarden

Peter van Emde Boas (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈpeːtər vɑn ˈɛmdə ˈboːɑs]; born 3 April 1945) is a Dutch computer scientist and professor at the University of Amsterdam. He gained his doctorate in 1974 under Adriaan van Wijngaarden. The Van Emde Boas tree is named after him.

References

  1. Dr. P. van Emde Boas, 1945 - at the University of Amsterdam Album Academicum online
  2. "Prof.dr Peter van Emde Boas". Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  3. Peter van Emde Boas at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
  4. Peter van Emde Boas Preserving order in a forest in less than logarithmic time, Proceedings of the 16th Annual Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science, 1975, S. 75-84 - doi:10.1109/SFCS.1975.26

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