Alex Verrijn Stuart
Encyclopedia
Adolf Alexander Verrijn Stuart (Rotterdam
, 22 October 1923 - Haarlem
, 29 October 2004) was a Dutch
computer scientist
, and the first Professor
in computer science at the Leiden University
from 1969 tot 1991.
.
Verrijn Stuart received an MA in physics
at the Delft University of Technology
, and he received an Ph.D.
from the University of Michigan
, Ann Arbor. Afterwards he worked at the operations research
department of Royal Dutch Shell
for 18 years. In 1969 he was appointed the first Professor
in computer science at the Leiden University
. From 1973 to 1974 he had been a fellow at the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study
. In 1976 he was one of the founding members of the IFIP TC8 Technical Committee of Information Systems. Among his graduate student were Dewald Roode
and Sjaak Brinkkemper
.
Alex Verrijn Stuart was also an ice skater
and mountaineer
. In 1940 he skated his first Elfstedentocht
of the five to come. In 1977 he was the leader of an expedition to climb the Annapurna I
. In 1982 he was part of an expedition to the Mount Everest
that failed.
Rotterdam
Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre...
, 22 October 1923 - Haarlem
Haarlem
Haarlem is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of North Holland, the northern half of Holland, which at one time was the most powerful of the seven provinces of the Dutch Republic...
, 29 October 2004) was a Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
computer scientist
Computer scientist
A computer scientist is a scientist who has acquired knowledge of computer science, the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and their application in computer systems....
, and the first Professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
in computer science at the Leiden University
Leiden University
Leiden University , located in the city of Leiden, is the oldest university in the Netherlands. The university was founded in 1575 by William, Prince of Orange, leader of the Dutch Revolt in the Eighty Years' War. The royal Dutch House of Orange-Nassau and Leiden University still have a close...
from 1969 tot 1991.
Biography
Alex Verrijn Stuart was born in Rotterdam, where his father was professor in economics at the Erasmus University Rotterdam. His grandfather was the economist Coenraad Alexander Verrijn Stuart, who in 1899 was the president of the Statistics NetherlandsStatistics Netherlands
Statistics Netherlands, founded in 1899, is a Dutch governmental institution that gathers statistical information about the Netherlands. In Dutch it is known as the Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, often abbreviated to CBS. It is a department of the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and is...
.
Verrijn Stuart received an MA in physics
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
at the Delft University of Technology
Delft University of Technology
Delft University of Technology , also known as TU Delft, is the largest and oldest Dutch public technical university, located in Delft, Netherlands...
, and he received an Ph.D.
Ph.D.
A Ph.D. is a Doctor of Philosophy, an academic degree.Ph.D. may also refer to:* Ph.D. , a 1980s British group*Piled Higher and Deeper, a web comic strip*PhD: Phantasy Degree, a Korean comic series* PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer...
from the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
, Ann Arbor. Afterwards he worked at the operations research
Operations research
Operations research is an interdisciplinary mathematical science that focuses on the effective use of technology by organizations...
department of Royal Dutch Shell
Royal Dutch Shell
Royal Dutch Shell plc , commonly known as Shell, is a global oil and gas company headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands and with its registered office in London, United Kingdom. It is the fifth-largest company in the world according to a composite measure by Forbes magazine and one of the six...
for 18 years. In 1969 he was appointed the first Professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
in computer science at the Leiden University
Leiden University
Leiden University , located in the city of Leiden, is the oldest university in the Netherlands. The university was founded in 1575 by William, Prince of Orange, leader of the Dutch Revolt in the Eighty Years' War. The royal Dutch House of Orange-Nassau and Leiden University still have a close...
. From 1973 to 1974 he had been a fellow at the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study
Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study
The Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences in Wassenaar, the Netherlands, is an independent research institute in the field of the humanities and social and behavioural sciences founded in 1970...
. In 1976 he was one of the founding members of the IFIP TC8 Technical Committee of Information Systems. Among his graduate student were Dewald Roode
Dewald Roode
Johannes Dewald Roode was a South African academic and Professor at the University of Pretoria, specializing in Information Systems research.-Biography:Dewald Roode received his B.A. in theoretical physics, his M.A...
and Sjaak Brinkkemper
Sjaak Brinkkemper
Jacobus Nicolaas Brinkkemper is a Dutch computer scientist, and Full Professor of organisation and information at the Department of Information and Computing Sciences of Utrecht University.-Biography:...
.
Alex Verrijn Stuart was also an ice skater
Ice skating
Ice skating is moving on ice by using ice skates. It can be done for a variety of reasons, including leisure, traveling, and various sports. Ice skating occurs both on specially prepared indoor and outdoor tracks, as well as on naturally occurring bodies of frozen water, such as lakes and...
and mountaineer
Mountaineer
-Sports:*Mountaineering, the sport, hobby or profession of walking, hiking, trekking and climbing up mountains, also known as alpinism-University athletic teams and mascots:*Appalachian State Mountaineers, the athletic teams of Appalachian State University...
. In 1940 he skated his first Elfstedentocht
Elfstedentocht
The Elfstedentocht is the world's largest and longest speed skating competition and leisure skating tour, and is held irregularly in the province of Friesland, Netherlands.The tour, almost 200 km in length, is conducted on frozen canals, rivers and lakes between the eleven historic...
of the five to come. In 1977 he was the leader of an expedition to climb the Annapurna I
Annapurna
Annapurna is a section of the Himalayas in north-central Nepal that includes Annapurna I, thirteen additional peaks over and 16 more over ....
. In 1982 he was part of an expedition to the Mount Everest
Mount Everest
Mount Everest is the world's highest mountain, with a peak at above sea level. It is located in the Mahalangur section of the Himalayas. The international boundary runs across the precise summit point...
that failed.
Publications
A selection:- 1982. Information systems design methodologies : a comparative review : proceedings of the IFIP WG 8.1 Working Conference on Cooperative Review of Information Systems Design Methodologies, Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands, 10–14 May 1982. Ed. with T. William OlleT. William OlleT. William Olle is a British computer scientist and consultant, and President of T. William Olle Associates, England.- Biography :Bill Olle received a M.Sc. degree in 1954 and a Ph.D...
and Henk G. SolHenk G. SolHenk Gerard Sol is a Dutch organizational theorist and Professor of Business Engineering and ICT at Groningen University. His research focuses on the development of services enabled by ICT, management information systems, decision enhancement and telematics.- Biography :Henk Sol was born in 1951...
. North-Holland. ISBN 0-444-86407-5 - 1986. Trends in information systems: an anthology of papers from conferences of the IFIP Technical Committee 8 "Information Systems" to commemorate their tenth anniversary. With Börje LangeforsBörje LangeforsBörje Langefors was a Swedish engineer and computer scientist, Emeritus Professor of Business Information Systems at the Department of Computer and Systems Science, Stockholm University and Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, and "one of those who made systems development a science."-...
and Giampio Bracchi. International Federation for Information Processing. Technical Committee for Information Systems. - 1994. Methods and Associated Tools for the Information Systems Life Cycle, Proceedings of the IFIP WG8.1 Working Conference on Methods and Associated Tools for the Information Systems Life Cycle, Maastricht, The Netherlands, 26–28 September 1994. Alex A. Verrijn-Stuart and T. William OlleT. William OlleT. William Olle is a British computer scientist and consultant, and President of T. William Olle Associates, England.- Biography :Bill Olle received a M.Sc. degree in 1954 and a Ph.D...
(ed.) Elsevier IFIP Transactions. - 2000. Information systems concepts: an integrated discipline emerging. With Eckhard D. Falkenberg and Kalle Lyytinen.
- 2002. The Future of Science and the Humanities. With Tindemans, P. and Visser, R. (Eds.),, Amsterdam University Press, Amsterdam
External links
- Verrijn Stuart, A.A. at NIASNetherlands Institute for Advanced StudyThe Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences in Wassenaar, the Netherlands, is an independent research institute in the field of the humanities and social and behavioural sciences founded in 1970...