Rob Blokzijl, a former ICANN director widely acknowledged as an internet pioneer, died last week at the age of 72.
He passed away December 1, according to RIPE.
Blokzijl, a citizen of the Netherlands, was one of the founders of RIPE NCC, the European IP address registry and the first of the internet’s Regional Internet Registries, in 1989.
He was chair of the organization for 25 years until his retirement in 2013. He then held the title of Chair Emeritus.
Blokzijl also sat on the board of ICANN, representing the Address Supporting Organization, from 1999 to 2002.
Blokzijl was made Officer in the Order of Oranje-Nassau — a title awarded by the Dutch monarchy — in 2010 for his contributions to the internet.
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He passed away December 1, according to RIPE.
Blokzijl, a citizen of the Netherlands, was one of the founders of RIPE NCC, the European IP address registry and the first of the internet’s Regional Internet Registries, in 1989.
He was chair of the organization for 25 years until his retirement in 2013. He then held the title of Chair Emeritus.
Blokzijl also sat on the board of ICANN, representing the Address Supporting Organization, from 1999 to 2002.
Blokzijl was made Officer in the Order of Oranje-Nassau — a title awarded by the Dutch monarchy — in 2010 for his contributions to the internet.
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