Alain Goriely

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Alain Goriely

Summary

Alain Goriely is a human[1]. He was born in Brussels-Capital Region[2]. He was born on December 19, 1967[3]. He worked as a mathematician[4] and university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (43 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Born in Brussels-Capital Region[2], Alain Goriely…
  • Alain Goriely was born on December 19, 1967[3].
  • Alain Goriely's professions included mathematician[4].
  • Alain Goriely's professions included university teacher[5].
  • Alain Goriely's field of work was applied mathematics[7].
  • Alain Goriely's field of work was applied mechanics[8].
  • Alain Goriely's field of work was mathematical modelling[9].
  • Among Alain Goriely's employers was University of Oxford[10].
  • Alain Goriely was educated at Université libre de Bruxelles[11].
  • Alain Goriely's doctoral advisor was Radu Bălescu[12].
  • Alain Goriely received the Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[13].
  • Alain Goriely received the Fellow of the Royal Society[14].
  • Alain Goriely was a member of Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[15].
  • Alain Goriely is recorded as male[16].
  • Alain Goriely's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Alain Goriely supervised Tyler McMillen as a doctoral student[18].
  • Alain Goriely supervised Joseph McMahon as a doctoral student[19].
  • Alain Goriely's family name is recorded as Goriely[20].
  • Alain Goriely's given name is recorded as Alain[21].
  • Alain Goriely's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].
  • Alain Goriely's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[23].

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Origins and Family

Alain Goriely's place of birth was Brussels-Capital Region[2]. He was born on December 19, 1967[3].

Education

Alain Goriely's education included a stint at Université libre de Bruxelles[11]. His doctoral advisor was Radu Bălescu[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[4] and university teacher[5]. Fields of work include applied mathematics[7], an academic discipline[24]; applied mechanics[8], a branch of mechanics[25]; and mathematical modelling[9]. Alain Goriely was employed by University of Oxford[10]. Doctoral students include Tyler McMillen[18] and Joseph McMahon[19], a researcher[26].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[13], a fellowship award[27] and Fellow of the Royal Society[14], a fellowship award[28], in United Kingdom[29].

Why It Matters

Alain Goriely ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (43 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where was Alain Goriely born?

Alain Goriely's place of birth was Brussels-Capital Region[2].

What did Alain Goriely do for work?

Alain Goriely worked as mathematician[4] and university teacher[5].

Where did Alain Goriely go to school?

Alain Goriely was educated at Université libre de Bruxelles[11].

What awards did Alain Goriely receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[13] and Fellow of the Royal Society[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [16] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . ORCID Public Data File 2023. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . siam.org. Retrieved . siam.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . royalsociety.org. royalsociety.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . siam.org. Retrieved . siam.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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