Alex Grossmann

Croatian-French physicist
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Alex Grossmann

Summary

Alex Grossmann is a human[1]. He was born in Zagreb[2]. He was born on August 5, 1930[3]. He passed away in Lille[4]. He died on February 12, 2019[5]. He worked as a physicist[6] and applied mathematician[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (43 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Zagreb[2], Alex Grossmann…
  • Alex Grossmann passed away in Lille[4].
  • Alex Grossmann was born on August 5, 1930[3].
  • Alex Grossmann died on February 12, 2019[5].
  • Alex Grossmann held citizenship in France[9].
  • Alex Grossmann held citizenship in Croatia[10].
  • Alex Grossmann's professions included physicist[6].
  • Alex Grossmann's professions included applied mathematician[7].
  • Alex Grossmann's field of work was wavelet[11].
  • Alex Grossmann's field of work was wavelet transform[12].
  • Alex Grossmann was employed by National Center for Scientific Research[13].
  • Alex Grossmann was employed by University of the Mediterranean - Aix Marseille II[14].
  • Alex Grossmann was a member of Academia Europaea[15].
  • Alex Grossmann is recorded as male[16].
  • Alex Grossmann's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Alex Grossmann supervised Ingrid Daubechies as a doctoral student[18].
  • Alex Grossmann supervised Matthias Holschneider as a doctoral student[19].
  • Alex Grossmann supervised Thierry Paul as a doctoral student[20].
  • Alex Grossmann supervised Marie Farge as a doctoral student[21].
  • Alex Grossmann supervised Jean-Michel Combes as a doctoral student[22].
  • Alex Grossmann's family name is recorded as Grossmann[23].
  • Alex Grossmann's given name is recorded as Alex[24].
  • Alex Grossmann's given name is recorded as Alexander[25].
  • Alex Grossmann's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French[26].
  • Alex Grossmann's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[27].

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Origins and Family

Alex Grossmann was born in Zagreb[2]. He was born on August 5, 1930[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist[6] and applied mathematician[7]. Fields of work include wavelet[11] and wavelet transform[12], an integral transform[28]. Employers include National Center for Scientific Research[13], a French public establishment of a scientific and technological character[29], in France[30], founded in 1939[31], headquartered in Paris[32] and University of the Mediterranean - Aix Marseille II[14], a university in France[33], in France[34], founded in 1971[35], headquartered in Marseille[36]. Doctoral students include Ingrid Daubechies[18], a mathematician[37], b. 1954[38], of Belgium[39], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[40], specialised in mathematics[41]; Matthias Holschneider[19], a mathematician[42], b. 1963[43]; Thierry Paul[20], a mathematician[44], b. 1960[45], of France[46], specialised in partial differential equation[47]; Marie Farge[21], a mathematician[48], b. 1953[49], of France[50], awarded the Poncelet Prize[51]; and Jean-Michel Combes[22], a researcher[52], awarded the CNRS silver medal[53].

Death and Burial

Alex Grossmann died on February 12, 2019[5]. He died in Lille[4].

Why It Matters

Alex Grossmann ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (43 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] He is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]

His notable doctoral advisees include Ingrid Daubechies[56], a mathematician[57], b. 1954[58], of Belgium[59], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[60], specialised in mathematics[61] and Marie Farge[62], a mathematician[63], b. 1953[64], of France[65], awarded the Poncelet Prize[66].

FAQs

Where was Alex Grossmann born?

Born in Zagreb[2], Alex Grossmann…

Where did Alex Grossmann die?

Alex Grossmann died in Lille[4].

What did Alex Grossmann do for work?

Alex Grossmann worked as physicist[6] and applied mathematician[7].

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  24. [26] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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  2. [54] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [55] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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