Floris Takens Age, Birthday, Zodiac Sign and Birth Chart

Floris Takens was a Dutch mathematician born on November 12, 1940, in Zaandam, who specialized in dynamic systems and chaos theory, particularly bifurcation theory and time series analysis. He completed his PhD in 1969 at the University of Amsterdam and later held postdoctoral positions in Paris. Takens introduced the concept of strange attractors and established conditions for reconstructing them from observational time series, known as the Takens theorem. He worked at the University of Groningen and was active in research until his retirement in 1999.

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Meaning of the name - Floris

Flower, blooming, flourishing

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November 12, 1940 Facts

Generation Group

Floris Takens belongs to the Silent Generation group.

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Place of Birth: Zaandam

Educated At: University of Groningen | University of Amsterdam

Occupation: university teacher | mathematician

Employers: University of Groningen

Awards Received: Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion | Member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences | Member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences

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Astrology Analysis

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