Jacobus Verhoeff
Jacobus "Koos" Verhoeff (20 February 1927 – 19 March 2018) was a Dutch mathematician, computer scientist, and artist. He is known for his work on error detection and correction, and on information retrieval. He has also held exhibitions of his mathematically inspired sculptures.
Jacobus "Koos" Verhoeff | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 20, 1927 |
| Died | March 19, 2018 (aged 91) |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Alma mater | University of Amsterdam |
| Known for | Error detecting codes, Mathematical art |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics, Computer science |
| Institutions | Delft University of Technology, Philips, Erasmus University Rotterdam |
| Thesis | Error Detecting Decimal Codes (1969) |
| Doctoral advisor | Adriaan van Wijngaarden, Wouter Peremans |
He is best known for his check-digit Verhoeff algorithm, which is based on the dihedral group of order 10.
His son, Tom Verhoeff, is a mathematician and computer scientist.
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