Rob Blokzijl

Robert "Rob" Blokzijl (21 October 1943 – 1 December 2015) was a Dutch physicist and computer scientist at the National Institute for Subatomic Physics (NIKHEF), and an early internet pioneer. He was founding member and chairman of RIPE, the Réseaux IP Européens (French translation of: Europeans IP Networks), the European Internet Registrar organisation.

Rob Blokzijl
Acting Mayor Lodewijk Asscher (left) and Rob Blokzijl at the awarding of Officer in the Order of Orange-Nassau.
Born(1943-10-21)21 October 1943
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died1 December 2015(2015-12-01) (aged 72)
Roggel, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Alma materUniversity of Amsterdam
Known forfounding member of RIPE
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