Rob Blokzijl | |
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 Acting Mayor Lodewijk Asscher (left) and Rob Blokzijl at the awarding of Officer in the Order of Orange-Nassau. | |
| Born | 21 October 1943 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Died | 1 December 2015 (aged 72) Roggel, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Alma mater | University of Amsterdam |
| Known for | founding member of RIPE |
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.[1][2] He was founding member and chairman of RIPE, the Réseaux IP Européens (French translation of: Europeans IP Networks), the European Internet Registrar organisation.