Editing Andrew S. Tanenbaum (section)

==Biography==
Tanenbaum was born in [[New York City]] and grew up in suburban [[White Plains, New York]], where he attended the [[White Plains High School]].<ref name="ast-faq">{{Cite web |url=https://cs.vu.nl/~ast/home/faq.html |title=Andrew S. Tanenbaum's FAQ |access-date=April 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081206085906/http://www.cs.vu.nl/~ast/home/faq.html |archive-date=December 6, 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref> His paternal grandfather was born in [[Khorostkiv]] in the [[Austro-Hungarian empire]].<ref name="ast-faq" />

He received his [[Bachelor of Science]] degree in [[physics]] from [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology|MIT]] in 1965 and his [[Doctor of Philosophy]] degree in [[astrophysics]] from the [[University of California, Berkeley]] in 1971.

As an undergraduate, he had obtained experience at [[computer programming]], which helped him get a summer internship at the [[National Radio Astronomy Observatory]] in [[West Virginia]].  After receiving his doctorate, he decided that he was more interested in programming.  He became an assistant professor in Amsterdam based in part on his expertise in programming the university's new computer.<ref>{{cite web
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| website = [[Electoral-vote.com]]| access-date = 2024-08-25}}</ref> He taught courses on Computer Organization and Operating Systems and supervised the work of [[PhD candidacy|PhD candidates]] at the [[VU University Amsterdam]]. On July 9, 2014, he announced his retirement.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://cs.vu.nl/~ast/afscheid/ |title=Retirement of Prof. Andy Tanenbaum |access-date=March 29, 2023 |archive-date=March 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329011058/https://cs.vu.nl/~ast/afscheid/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He is married to a Dutch woman, but retains his [[American citizenship]].