Catherine Plaisant

French American computer scientist
Person human Q23008424
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Catherine Plaisant

Summary

Catherine Plaisant is a human[1]. Born in France[2], she… she was born on +1957-05-26T00:00:00Z[3]. She worked as a computer scientist[4], author[5], university teacher[6], and researcher[7]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Catherine Plaisant's place of birth was France[2].
  • Catherine Plaisant was born on +1957-05-26T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Catherine Plaisant held citizenship in France[9].
  • Catherine Plaisant worked as a computer scientist[4].
  • Catherine Plaisant's professions included author[5].
  • Catherine Plaisant's professions included university teacher[6].
  • Catherine Plaisant's professions included researcher[7].
  • Catherine Plaisant's field of work was human–computer interaction[10].
  • Catherine Plaisant's field of work was computer science[11].
  • Catherine Plaisant's field of work was information visualization[12].
  • Catherine Plaisant held the position of associate director[13].
  • Catherine Plaisant held the position of senior researcher[14].
  • Catherine Plaisant was employed by University of Maryland[15].
  • Catherine Plaisant was educated at Arts et Métiers ParisTech[16].
  • Catherine Plaisant received the CHI Academy[17].
  • Catherine Plaisant received the ACM SIGCHI Lifetime Service Award[18].
  • Catherine Plaisant's image is recorded as Catherine plaisant.jpg[19].
  • Catherine Plaisant is recorded as female[20].
  • Catherine Plaisant's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Catherine Plaisant's ISNI is recorded as 0000000067807678[22].
  • Catherine Plaisant's ISNI is recorded as 0000000459873092[23].
  • Catherine Plaisant's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 63676352[24].
  • Catherine Plaisant's GND ID is recorded as 140255389[25].
  • Catherine Plaisant's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2002046905[26].
  • Catherine Plaisant's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 17105787b[27].

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Origins and Family

Catherine Plaisant was born in France[2]. She was born on +1957-05-26T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Catherine Plaisant was educated at Arts et Métiers ParisTech[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[4], author[5], university teacher[6], and researcher[7]. Fields of work include human–computer interaction[10], an academic discipline[28]; computer science[11], an academic discipline[29]; and information visualization[12]. Catherine Plaisant was employed by University of Maryland[15]. Positions held include associate director[13] and senior researcher[14].

Recognition

Awards received include CHI Academy[17], a science award[30], in United States[31], founded in 2001[32] and ACM SIGCHI Lifetime Service Award[18], a science award[33], founded in 2001[34].

Why It Matters

Catherine Plaisant ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[8] She is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was Catherine Plaisant born?

Catherine Plaisant was born in France[2].

What did Catherine Plaisant do for work?

Catherine Plaisant worked as computer scientist[4], author[5], university teacher[6], and researcher[7].

Where did Catherine Plaisant go to school?

Catherine Plaisant was educated at Arts et Métiers ParisTech[16].

What awards did Catherine Plaisant receive?

Honors received include CHI Academy[17] and ACM SIGCHI Lifetime Service Award[18].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  7. [14] . Google Scholar. Retrieved . sigchi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [16] . LinkedIn. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . hcil.umd.edu. Retrieved . hcil.umd.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  13. [5] . BNE authority file. Retrieved . hcil.umd.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [6] . wikidata.org.
  15. [7] . cs.umd.edu. Retrieved . cs.umd.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . LinkedIn. Retrieved . hcil.umd.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  19. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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