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Dominique Foata

French mathematician
Person Human Q4558715

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[20]
Date of birth
October 12, 1934
Date of death
September 30, 2026
Place of birth
Damascus
Place of death
Strasbourg
Country of citizenship
France[8]
Occupation
mathematician, researcher, university teacher
Employer
University of Strasbourg[13]
Field of work
mathematics, combinatorics, probability theory, special function[9][10][11][12]
Educated at
University of Paris[14]
Doctoral advisor
Marcel-Paul Schützenberger, Daniel Dugué[15][16]
Doctoral student
Volker Strehl, Don Paul Rawlings, Laurent Habsieger, Bodo Laß, Jean-Jacques Pansiot, Jiang Zeng, Guo-Niu Han, Arthur Randrianarivony, Yves Roy[21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29]
Student of
Daniel Dugué[32]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French, English[33][34]
Birth name
Dominique Cyprien Séraphin Foata[35]
Family name
Foata[30]
Given name
Dominique[31]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics[36]
Student
Jacques Désarménien, Dominique Dumont, Jean Françon[17][18][19]
🏷️ Also known as
en D. Foata en Dominique Foata ar دومينيك فواتا cs D. Foata cs Dominique C. Foata de Dominique Cyprien Foata
🔖 Identifiers · 34
ISNI
000000011559652X
VIAF cluster ID
9910582
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n82154733
GND ID
122581318
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Dominique Foata.jpg ↗
BIBSYS ID
98046838
Babelio author ID
133268
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12283349b
CANTIC ID
981058512293306706
CiNii Research ID
1140000791603882880
DBLP author ID
78/3250
DDB person (GND) ID
122581318
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
122581318
FAST ID
102259
Fichier des personnes décédées ID (matchID)
jKZNs8hp2Q5e
Freebase ID
/m/0b6mn_v
IdRef ID
031660363
J9U entity ID
987007426512305171
MR Author ID
67775
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
56919
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA03026598
NL CR AUT ID
ctu2012703567
NUKAT ID
n99011847
National Library of Latvia ID
000062968
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
068763255
Oberwolfach mathematician ID
1146
Obálky knih ID
ctu2012703567
Open Library ID
OL1917764A
SHARE Catalogue author ID
25378
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058512293306706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1275871
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJptVR8HMMqYmk7MPYhyh3
Yale LUX ID
person/f53ef8b7-b201-46aa-9375-836bd7d5d028
ZbMATH author ID
foata.dominique-c

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Field of work 4
mathematics, probability theory, combinatorics, special function
Occupation 3
mathematician, researcher, university teacher
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
English, French
Country of citizenship 1
France
Doctoral advisor 1
Marcel-Paul Schützenberger
Doctoral advisors 1
Marcel-Paul Schützenberger
Doctoral student 1
Jean-Jacques Pansiot
Doctoral students 1
Jean-Jacques Pansiot
Educated at 1
University of Paris
Employer 1
University of Strasbourg
Given name 1
Dominique
Instance of 1
human
Maintained by WikiProject 1
WikiProject Mathematics
Place of birth 1
Damascus
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Dominique Foata was born on October 12, 1934[1], in Damascus[2]. He died on September 30, 2026[3], in Strasbourg[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5], researcher[6], and university teacher[7].

Why It Matters

Dominique Foata's notable doctoral advisees include Jean-Jacques Pansiot[37], a computer scientist[38].

FAQs

Where was Dominique Foata born?

Dominique Foata was born in Damascus[2].

Where did Dominique Foata die?

Dominique Foata passed away in Strasbourg[4].

What did Dominique Foata do for work?

Dominique Foata worked as a mathematician[5], researcher[6], and university teacher[7].

Where did Dominique Foata go to school?

Dominique Foata was educated at University of Paris[14].

Related Entities

Damascus France Jean-Jacques Pansiot Marcel-Paul Schützenberger mathematics University of Paris

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Fichier des personnes décédées mirror. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Fichier des personnes décédées mirror. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . sciencedirect.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . sciencedirect.com. Retrieved . sciencedirect.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [21] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [22] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [23] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [24] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [25] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [26] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [27] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [28] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  24. [29] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  25. [1] ↑ . Babelio. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [3] ↑ . Fichier des personnes décédées mirror. Retrieved . smf.emath.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [17] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  30. [18] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  31. [19] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . Fichier des personnes décédées mirror. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 4d ago · Python72 · 2026-11-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Birth name → Dominique Cyprien Séraphin Foata
    Fichier des personnes décédées ID (matchID) → jKZNs8hp2Q5e
    "Created claim: Birth name: Dominique Cyprien Séraphin Foata"
  2. 4d ago · Python72 · 2026-11-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed claim: Place of death: Strasbourg"
  3. 4d ago · Python72 · 2026-11-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed claim: Date of death: 30 September 2026"
  4. 4d ago · Python72 · 2026-11-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed claim: Date of birth: 12 October 1934"
  5. 5w ago · Jmax · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of death → September 30, 2026
    "Created claim: Date of death: 30 September 2026"
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