Glen de Vries
Glen de Vries | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 29, 1972 |
| Died | November 11, 2021 (aged 49) |
| Cause of death | Plane crash |
| Alma mater | Carnegie Mellon University |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Space career | |
| Space tourist | |
Flight time | 10m 17s |
| Missions | NS-18 |
Glen de Vries (June 29, 1972 – November 11, 2021) was an American entrepreneur in the field of medical science and pharmacology, who was the co-founder and former co-CEO of Medidata Solutions, as well as a space tourist.[1]
Early life[edit]
De Vries grew up in New York and showed a passion for computers and science at a young age. He attended the Ethical Culture School in Manhattan and the Bronx, NY. His mother encouraged him to learn ballroom dancing in high school, and he danced competitively with her. [2] De Vries attended Carnegie Mellon University and graduated in 1994. He taught himself to speak Japanese.[3]
De Vries received his undergraduate degree in molecular biology and genetics from Carnegie Mellon University, worked as a research scientist at the Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, and studied computer science at New York University's Courant Institute of Mathematics.
Glen De Vries is the author of a book about the use of data in the future of medicine. The book is called THE PATIENT EQUATION: The Data-Driven Future of Precision Medicine and the Business of Healthcare (Wiley, 2021)
Blue Origin flight[edit]
On October 13, 2021, de Vries accompanied actor William Shatner and two astronauts on a New Shepard rocket as part of the Blue Origin NS-18 suborbital mission into outer space, and traveled to space.[4][5]
Death[edit]
De Vries was killed in a small plane crash involving a Cessna 172 in a heavily wooded area outside Hampton Township, New Jersey, on November 11, 2021, at the age of 49. He was a certified private pilot with an instrument rating. The plane's other passenger, Thomas Fischer, also died in the crash.[6][7]
References[edit]
- ^ "Glen de Vries". Supercluster. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
- ^ De Vries, Glen (May 5, 2012). "Dance Lessons in Life". The New York Times. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
- ^ "40 Under 40 - Glen de Vries". Crain's New York Business. July 10, 2018. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
- ^ Weitering, Hanneke (October 13, 2021). "Blue Origin launches William Shatner and crew of 3 to the final frontier and back". Space.com. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
- ^ Roulette, Joey (October 13, 2021). "Who are William Shatner's crewmates?". The New York Times. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
- ^ Reardon, Sophie (November 12, 2021). "Glen de Vries, entrepreneur who traveled to space on Blue Origin flight, dies in New Jersey plane crash". CBS News. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ^ Fisher, Kristin; Muntean, Pete (November 12, 2021). "Blue Origin astronaut Glen de Vries dies in plane crash". CNN. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
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