Theodorus Dekker

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Theodorus Dekker
Born
Theodorus Jozef Dekker

(1927-03-01)1 March 1927
DiedNovember 25, 2021(2021-11-25) (aged 94)
Alma mater University of Amsterdam (PhD)
Known for Dekker's algorithm
Scientific career
Fields Math
Institutions University of Amsterdam
Thesis Paradoxical Decompositions of Sets and Spaces
Doctoral advisor Johannes de Groot

Theodorus Jozef Dekker (Dirk Dekker, 1 March 1927 - 25 November 2021) [1] was a Dutch mathematician.

Dekker completed his Ph.D. degree from the University of Amsterdam in 1958. His thesis was titled "Paradoxical Decompositions of Sets and Spaces".

Dekker invented an algorithm that allows two processes to share a single-use resource without conflict, using only shared memory for communication, named Dekker's algorithm.

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References

  1. "In memoriam Dirk Dekker (1927-2021)". University of Amsterdam. 2 December 2021.