Andrew S. Tanenbaum

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author computer scientist educator human

Andrew S. Tanenbaum is a renowned computer scientist and educator best known for creating the MINIX operating system and authoring influential textbooks on computer architecture and operating systems.

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	author → computer scientist → educator → human →
almaMater	University of California, Berkeley →
authorOf	Computer Networks → Distributed Systems → Modern Operating Systems → Operating Systems: Design and Implementation → Structured Computer Organization → Tanenbaum–Torvalds debate articles →
awardReceived	ACM Karl V. Karlstrom Outstanding Educator Award → ACM SIGCSE Award for Outstanding Contributions to Computer Science Education → USENIX Lifetime Achievement Award →
birthDate	1944-03-16 →
birthPlace	New York → New York City → United States →
citizenship	Netherlands →
degree	PhD in computer science →
developed	MINIX → microkernel-based operating system designs →
employer	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam →
familyName	Tanenbaum →
field	computer science →
givenName	Andrew →
hasWebsite	https://www.cs.vu.nl/~ast/ →
influenced	Linux kernel design →
knownFor	MINIX operating system → computer architecture textbooks → computer networks textbooks → influencing the design of Linux → operating systems textbooks →
language	English →
memberOf	Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences →
name	Andrew S. Tanenbaum →
nationality	American →
notableStudent	Linus Torvalds →
position	emeritus professor → professor of computer science →
researchArea	computer architecture → computer networks → distributed systems → operating systems →
residence	Netherlands →
theoryAdvocated	microkernel architecture →
workInstitution	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Modern Operating Systems →	author
Computer Networks →	hasAuthor
Andrew S. Tanenbaum →	name
NLUUG Award →	notableRecipient
Gerrit Blaauw →	notableStudent