Dijkstra ( or ) is a
Dutch family name of
West Frisian origin.
It most commonly refers to:
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Edsger W. Dijkstra
Edsger Wybe Dijkstra ( ; ; 11 May 1930 – 6 August 2002) was a Dutch computer scientist, programmer, software engineer, systems scientist, and science essayist. He received the 1972 Turing Award for fundamental contributions to developing progra ...
(1930–2002), Dutch computer scientist
** Named after him:
Dijkstra's algorithm,
Dijkstra Prize
The Edsger W. Dijkstra Paper Prize in Distributed Computing is given for outstanding papers on the principles of distributed computing, whose significance and impact on the theory and/or practice of distributed computing has been evident for at lea ...
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Dijkstra–Scholten algorithm The Dijkstra–Scholten algorithm (named after Edsger W. Dijkstra and Carel S. Scholten) is an algorithm for detecting termination in a distributed system. The algorithm was proposed by Dijkstra and Scholten in 1980..
First, consider the case of ...
Dijkstra may also refer to:
People
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Bram Dijkstra
Bram Dijkstra (born 5 July 1938) is an American author, literary critic and former professor of English literature. Dijkstra wrote seven books on various literary and artistic subjects concerning writing. He also curates art exhibitions and write ...
(born 1938), American professor of English literature and cultural historian
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Jan Dijkstra
Jan Dijkstra (14 April 1910, Lemmer – 22 November 1993) was a Dutch politician.
He was a member of the Christelijk-Historische Unie.
For a few months in 1945, he was mayor of Wonseradeel. In December 1945, he succeeded Kornelis van der Vlis ...
(1910–1993), Dutch mayor
* (1896–1978), Dutch painter, illustrator and stained glass artist
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Lenie Dijkstra (born 1967), Dutch racing cyclist
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Lou Dijkstra (1909-1964), Dutch speed skater, father of Sjoukje Dijkstra
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Margaret Dijkstra, pseudonym of Eva Gerlach (born 1948), Dutch poet
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Marjolein Dijkstra
Marjolein Dijkstra (born 1967) is a Dutch condensed matter physicist. She works as a professor in the Debye Institute for NanoMaterials Science at Utrecht University, and the Soft Condensed Matter group of the Department of Physics and Astronomy ...
(born 1967), Dutch physicist
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Mart Dijkstra
Mart Dijkstra (born 10 August 1990) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a midfielder for Harkemase Boys.
Club career
He started his senior career with Harkemase Boys and then moved to SC Cambuur, whom he left in 2015 after four years with the club ...
(born 1990), Dutch footballer
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Meindert Dijkstra (born 1967), Dutch footballer
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Peter Dijkstra
Peter Dijkstra (born 11 June 1978) is a Dutch conductor, especially of choirs and vocal ensembles.
Born in Roden, Drenthe, Dijkstra sang in his youth in Jongenskoor Roder, a boys' choir, which his father, Bouwe Dijkstra, founded in 1985. He sang t ...
(born 1978), Dutch choir conductor
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Pia Dijkstra (born 1954), Dutch politician and television presenter
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Remco Dijkstra (born 1972), Dutch politician
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Rineke Dijkstra (born 1959), Dutch photographer
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Sieb Dijkstra (born 1966), Dutch football goalkeeper
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Sjoukje Dijkstra (born 1942), Dutch figure skater
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Wieke Dijkstra
Wieke Elisabeth Henriëtte Dijkstra (born 19 June 1984) is a Dutch field hockey player, who plays as midfielder for Dutch club Laren.
Dijkstra was born in Amsterdam, North Holland. In addition to her club career, she plays for th ...
(born 1984), Dutch field hockey player
Fictional characters
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Roel Dijkstra, eponymous character in a comic book series published from 1977 to 1995
* Sigismund Dijkstra, character from
Andrzej Sapkowski's ''
The Witcher'' saga and the
third ''Witcher'' game
* Kenny Dykstra a Wrestler played by Kenneth George Doane in The
WWE and was a member of the Spirit Squad
References
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Dutch-language surnames
Surnames of Frisian origin
