Loet Leydesdorff

Loet Leydesdorff
Loet Leydesdorff, 2008.
Born
Louis André Leydesdorff

(1948-08-21)August 21, 1948
DiedMarch 11, 2023(2023-03-11) (aged 74)
NationalityDutch
AwardsDerek de Solla Price Memorial Medal
Education
Alma materUniversity of Amsterdam
Philosophical work
InstitutionsUniversity of Amsterdam
Main interestsDynamics of Scientific Communication and Technological Innovation
Notable ideasTriple helix model of innovation
Websitehttp://www.leydesdorff.net

Louis André (Loet) Leydesdorff (21 August 1948, Batavia (Dutch East Indies) - 11 March 2023, Amsterdam) was a Dutch sociologist, cyberneticist, communication scientist and Professor in the Dynamics of Scientific Communication and Technological Innovation at the University of Amsterdam. He is known for his work in the sociology of communication and innovation, especially for his Triple helix model of innovation developed with Henry Etzkowitz in the 1990s.