Erik Jan van Nimwegen: advisors and students

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Erik Jan van Nimwegen

Ph.D. Universiteit Utrecht 1999

Wikidata names James P. Crutchfield and Paulien Hogeweg as doctoral advisors. Linked to Wikidata and Mathematics Genealogy Project.

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Advisors on Wikidata2

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James P. Crutchfield
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Paulien Hogeweg

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The advisors of their advisors, four steps up at most, in the thesis records and on Wikidata, each kind marked; a person in both is listed once.

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stated by WikidataJames P. Crutchfieldstated by WikidataPaulien Hogeweg
2 steps up
stated by WikidataWilliam L. Burke
3 steps up
stated by WikidataJohn Archibald Wheelerstated by WikidataKip S. Thornestated by WikidataRichard Feynman
4 steps up
stated by WikidataKarl Herzfeld

Education and career1

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Utrecht University
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identity

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lineage

stated by WikidataMathematics Genealogy Project199224

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@misc{academicancestry_Q102440179,
  author = {{Academic Ancestry}},
  title = {{Erik Jan van Nimwegen: advisors and students}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://academicancestry.org/person/Q102440179},
  note = {read on 2026-10-27}
}

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Academic Ancestry. (2026, October 27). Erik Jan van Nimwegen: Advisors and students [Read on 2026-10-27]. https://academicancestry.org/person/Q102440179