Theodorus Dekker
Dutch mathematician (1927–2021)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Theodorus Jozef Dekker (Dirk Dekker, 1 March 1927 - 25 November 2021)[1] was a Dutch mathematician.
Born
1 March 1927
Theodorus Jozef Dekker
1 March 1927
DiedNovember 25, 2021 (aged 94)
EducationUniversity of Amsterdam (PhD)
KnownforDekker's algorithm
Theodorus Dekker | |
|---|---|
| Born | Theodorus Jozef Dekker 1 March 1927 |
| Died | November 25, 2021 (aged 94) |
| Education | University of Amsterdam (PhD) |
| Known for | Dekker's algorithm |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Math |
| Workplaces | University of Amsterdam |
| Thesis | Paradoxical Decompositions of Sets and Spaces |
| Johannes de Groot | |
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.