Kim H. Veltman facts for kids
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Kim Henry Veltman
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Kim Veltman delivering his keynote talk at the EVA London 2017 Conference
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| Born | 5 September 1948 |
| Died | 1 April 2020 (aged 71) Maastricht in Limburg, Netherlands
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| Occupation | Historian of science and art |
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Notable work
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Studies on Leonardo da Vinci I, 1986 |
Kim (Keimpe) Henry Veltman (born September 5, 1948 – died April 1, 2020) was a Dutch-Canadian historian. He studied the history of both science and art. He was also the director of the Virtual Maastricht McLuhan Institute (VMMI).
Kim Veltman was known for his ideas about how we see things in science and art. He also studied how new technology affects culture and society.
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About Kim Veltman
Kim Veltman was born in Workum, a town in Friesland, Netherlands. In 1951, his family moved, and he became a Canadian citizen.
He went to York University in Toronto, Canada. There, he earned his first degree in history in 1969. The next year, in 1970, he got his master's degree in Renaissance history. Later, in 1975, he earned his PhD from the Warburg Institute in London. His PhD was in the history and philosophy of science.
After finishing his studies, Kim Veltman worked as a researcher. In 1984, he became an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto. From 1990 to 1995, he led the Perspective Unit at the McLuhan Program at the University of Toronto.
In 1998, he moved to Maastricht, Netherlands. There, he became the director of the Maastricht McLuhan Institute. From 2006, he was the Scientific Director of the Virtual Maastricht McLuhan Institute.
He also taught as a Visiting Professor at several universities. These included the University of Göttingen in Germany (1983–84) and the University of Siena in Italy (1991). He also taught at universities in Rome, Italy, and at Carleton University in Canada.
In July 2017, he gave an important speech at the EVA London 2017 Conference. Kim Veltman passed away in 2020. The EVA London 2020 Conference was dedicated to his memory.
His Work and Ideas
Understanding Leonardo da Vinci
In 1986, Kim Veltman wrote a book called "Studies on Leonardo da Vinci I: Linear Perspective and the Visual Dimensions of Science and Art." In this book, he looked at the work of Leonardo da Vinci in a new way. He focused on what Leonardo showed us through his art and drawings, rather than just what he wrote.
Virtual Maastricht McLuhan Institute
The Virtual Maastricht McLuhan Institute (VMMI) is a research center that studies new media. It is named after Marshall McLuhan, a famous thinker about media. The institute started in 1998 as the Maastricht McLuhan Institute and changed its name in 2004.
The VMMI explores how new media has changed learning and knowledge over time. This includes how it affects subjects like grammar, logic, and math. Today, the institute focuses on how we organize knowledge and use computers in culture.
See also
In Spanish: Kim H. Veltman para niños
