Jacobus Verhoeff (February 20, 1927 – March 19, 2018) was a Dutch mathematician and sculptor, best known for inventing the Verhoeff algorithm. He graduated from the University of Amsterdam and later worked at the Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica and Delft University of Technology. In 1969, he defended his dissertation on 'Decimal Codes with Error Detection' under the supervision of Adriaan van Wijngaarden, where he proposed his algorithm. From 1971 to 1988, he served as a professor of computer science at Erasmus University Rotterdam, and his sculptures based on various stereometric models are located in public spaces throughout the Netherlands.
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Meaning of the name - Jacobus
supplanter, he who follows after
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Place of Birth: The Hague
Place of Death: Veldhoven
Educated At: University of Amsterdam
Occupation: sculptor | mathematician | computer scientist
Employers: Erasmus University Rotterdam
Awards Received: Akademiepenning
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on February 20, 2024 | Secondary Progressions for February 20, 2024 |
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| Sun | 1 Pisces 4 | 1 Pisces 33 | 6 Gemini 21 |
| Moon | 15 Libra 1 | 19 Cancer 24 | 6 Taurus 50 |
| Mercury | 17 Pisces 56 | 25 Aquarius 24 | 16 Gemini 37 |
| Venus | 22 Pisces 46 | 5 Aquarius 0 | 18 Cancer 33 |
| Mars | 29 Taurus 19 | 5 Aquarius 44 | 24 Cancer 42 |
| Jupiter | 7 Pisces 42 | 9 Taurus 47 | 28 Pisces 40 |
| Saturn | 7 Sagittarius 33 | 8 Pisces 44 | 4 Sagittarius 42 |
| Uranus | 27 Pisces 49 | 19 Taurus 22 | 2 Aries 43 |
| Neptune | 25 Leo 27 | 26 Pisces 24 | 24 Leo 20 |
| Pluto | 14 Cancer 2 | 0 Aquarius 57 | 14 Cancer 29 |
| Rahu | 4 Cancer 17 | 18 Aries 11 | 29 Gemini 9 |
| Ketu | 4 Capricorn 17 | 18 Libra 11 | 29 Sagittarius 9 |
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