Christian Genest

Canadian mathematician
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Christian Genest

Summary

Christian Genest is a human[1]. He was born in Chicoutimi[2]. He was born on +1957-01-11T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a mathematician[4], statistician[5], and university teacher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Christian Genest's place of birth was Chicoutimi[2].
  • Christian Genest was born on +1957-01-11T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Christian Genest held citizenship in Canada[8].
  • Christian Genest worked as a mathematician[4].
  • Christian Genest worked as a statistician[5].
  • Christian Genest's professions included university teacher[6].
  • Christian Genest was employed by McGill University[9].
  • Among Christian Genest's employers was Laval University[10].
  • Christian Genest was employed by University of Waterloo[11].
  • Christian Genest's doctoral advisor was James V. Zidek[12].
  • Christian Genest received the Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada[13].
  • Christian Genest received the Fellow of the American Statistical Association[14].
  • Christian Genest received the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[15].
  • Christian Genest received the CRM-Fields-PIMS prize[16].
  • Christian Genest received the John L. Synge Award[17].
  • Christian Genest received the Emanuel and Carol Parzen Prize for Statistical Innovation[18].
  • Christian Genest was a member of Royal Society of Canada[19].
  • Christian Genest was a member of Institute of Mathematical Statistics[20].
  • Christian Genest's image is recorded as Christian-Genest.jpg[21].
  • Christian Genest is recorded as male[22].
  • Christian Genest's instance of is recorded as human[23].
  • Christian Genest supervised Abdelhaq Khoudraji as a doctoral student[24].
  • Christian Genest supervised Shuang-Shuang Zhang as a doctoral student[25].
  • Christian Genest supervised Jean-François Quessy as a doctoral student[26].
  • Christian Genest supervised David Beaudoin as a doctoral student[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Christian Genest's place of birth was Chicoutimi[2]. He was born on +1957-01-11T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Christian Genest's doctoral advisor was James V. Zidek[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[4], statistician[5], and university teacher[6]. Employers include McGill University[9], a public research university[28], in Canada[29], founded in 1821[30], headquartered in Montreal[31]; Laval University[10], a public research university[32], in Canada[33], founded in 1852[34], headquartered in Quebec City[35]; and University of Waterloo[11], a public research university[36], in Canada[37], founded in 1956[38], headquartered in Waterloo[39]. Doctoral students include Abdelhaq Khoudraji[24], a mathematician[40], b. 1958[41], of Morocco[42]; Shuang-Shuang Zhang[25]; Jean-François Quessy[26], a university teacher[43], of Canada[44]; David Beaudoin[27], a university teacher[45], of Canada[46]; Noomen Ben Ghorbal[47]; and Marie-Pier Côté[48], a university teacher[49], of Canada[50], specialised in actuarial science[51].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada[13], a fellowship award[52], in Canada[53]; Fellow of the American Statistical Association[14], a statistics award[54]; Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[15]; CRM-Fields-PIMS prize[16], an award[55], in Canada[56], founded in 1994[57]; John L. Synge Award[17], an award[58], in Canada[59], founded in 1986[60]; and Emanuel and Carol Parzen Prize for Statistical Innovation[18], a science award[61], in United States[62], founded in 1994[63].

Why It Matters

Christian Genest ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[64]

FAQs

Where was Christian Genest born?

Christian Genest's place of birth was Chicoutimi[2].

What did Christian Genest do for work?

Christian Genest worked as mathematician[4], statistician[5], and university teacher[6].

What awards did Christian Genest receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada[13], Fellow of the American Statistical Association[14], Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[15], and CRM-Fields-PIMS prize[16].

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Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [64] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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