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Martin L. Kersten

Also Known As Martin Leopold Kersten · Martin Kersten · M. L. Kersten
Information Systems

Martin L. Kersten (October 25, 1953 to July 6, 2022) was a computer scientist whose research focused on database architectures, query optimization and their use in scientific databases. He was an architect of MonetDB, an open-source column store for data warehouses, online analytical processing and geographic information systems. He received the SIGMOD Edgar F. Codd Innovations Award in 2014.

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Birth Year
1953 1
Birth Date
1953-10-25 1
Death Year
2022 1
Death Date
2022-07-06 1
Award
SIGMOD Edgar F. Codd Innovations Award 1
Award
Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion 1
Award
ACM Fellow 1
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Databases, Fields
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1. Wikidata: Martin L. Kersten
  • Wikidata Q17489692, resolved via en.wikipedia pageprops (wave rule R-L)
  • Wikidata Q17489692 P569 (date of birth)
  • In Group: Data Management Systems
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Martin L. Kersten (Wikipedia)
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Kersten (October 25, 1953, July 6, 2022) was a computer scientist with research focus on database architectures, query optimization and their use in scientific databases.
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