Bruce Francis

Canadian control theorist
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Bruce Francis

Summary

Bruce Francis is a human[1]. His place of birth was Toronto[2]. He was born on 1947[3]. He died on March 27, 2018[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5], university teacher[6], and control theorist[7].

Key Facts

  • Born in Toronto[2], Bruce Francis…
  • Bruce Francis was born on 1947[3].
  • Bruce Francis was born on October 8, 1947[8].
  • Bruce Francis died on March 27, 2018[4].
  • Bruce Francis held citizenship in Canada[9].
  • Bruce Francis worked as a mathematician[5].
  • Bruce Francis worked as a university teacher[6].
  • Bruce Francis worked as a control theorist[7].
  • Among Bruce Francis's employers was University of Toronto[10].
  • Bruce Francis was educated at University of Toronto[11].
  • Bruce Francis's doctoral advisor was Walter Murray Wonham[12].
  • Bruce Francis received the IEEE W.R.G. Baker Award[13].
  • Bruce Francis is recorded as male[14].
  • Bruce Francis's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Bruce Francis supervised Zhiyun Lin as a doctoral student[16].
  • Bruce Francis supervised Hideaki Ishii as a doctoral student[17].
  • Bruce Francis supervised Tongwen Chen as a doctoral student[18].
  • Bruce Francis's family name is recorded as Francis[19].
  • Bruce Francis's given name is recorded as Bruce[20].
  • Bruce Francis's given name is recorded as Allen[21].
  • Bruce Francis's official website is recorded as https://www.control.utoronto.ca/~francis/Homepage/Contact.html[22].
  • Bruce Francis's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[23].

Body

Origins and Family

Bruce Francis's place of birth was Toronto[2]. Recorded date of birth include 1947[3] and October 8, 1947[8].

Education

Bruce Francis's education included a stint at University of Toronto[11]. His doctoral advisor was Walter Murray Wonham[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[5], university teacher[6], and control theorist[7]. Among Bruce Francis's employers was University of Toronto[10]. Doctoral students include Zhiyun Lin[16]; Hideaki Ishii[17]; and Tongwen Chen[18], a researcher[24], b. 1961[25].

Recognition

Bruce Francis received the IEEE W.R.G. Baker Award[13].

Death and Burial

Bruce Francis died on March 27, 2018[4].

FAQs

Where was Bruce Francis born?

Bruce Francis was born in Toronto[2].

What did Bruce Francis do for work?

Bruce Francis worked as mathematician[5], university teacher[6], and control theorist[7].

Where did Bruce Francis go to school?

Bruce Francis was educated at University of Toronto[11].

What awards did Bruce Francis receive?

Honors received include IEEE W.R.G. Baker Award[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . control.utoronto.ca. control.utoronto.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . control.utoronto.ca. control.utoronto.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . ieee.org. ieee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [8] . wikidata.org.
  17. [4] . engineering.utoronto.ca. engineering.utoronto.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . wikidata.org.
  22. [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

Class ancestry

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

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    Occupation mathematician, university teacher, control theorist
    Educated at University of Toronto
    University of barcelona authority id 981058511555506706
    Official website https://www.control.utoronto.ca/~francis/Homepage/Contact.ht
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