Dominique Foata

French mathematician
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Dominique Foata

Summary

Dominique Foata is a human[1]. Born in Damascus[2], he… he was born on +1934-10-12T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a mathematician[4], researcher[5], and university teacher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Dominique Foata's place of birth was Damascus[2].
  • Dominique Foata was born on +1934-10-12T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Dominique Foata held citizenship in France[8].
  • Dominique Foata's professions included mathematician[4].
  • Dominique Foata's professions included researcher[5].
  • Dominique Foata worked as a university teacher[6].
  • Dominique Foata's field of work was mathematics[9].
  • Dominique Foata's field of work was combinatorics[10].
  • Dominique Foata's field of work was probability theory[11].
  • Dominique Foata's field of work was special function[12].
  • Among Dominique Foata's employers was University of Strasbourg[13].
  • Dominique Foata was educated at University of Paris[14].
  • Dominique Foata's doctoral advisor was Marcel-Paul Schützenberger[15].
  • Dominique Foata's doctoral advisor was Daniel Dugué[16].
  • A notable student of Dominique Foata was Jacques Désarménien[17].
  • A notable student of Dominique Foata was Dominique Dumont[18].
  • A notable student of Dominique Foata was Jean Françon[19].
  • Dominique Foata's image is recorded as Dominique Foata.jpg[20].
  • Dominique Foata is recorded as male[21].
  • Dominique Foata's instance of is recorded as human[22].
  • Dominique Foata supervised Volker Strehl as a doctoral student[23].
  • Dominique Foata supervised Don Paul Rawlings as a doctoral student[24].
  • Dominique Foata supervised Laurent Habsieger as a doctoral student[25].
  • Dominique Foata supervised Bodo Laß as a doctoral student[26].
  • Dominique Foata supervised Jean-Jacques Pansiot as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Dominique Foata's place of birth was Damascus[2]. He was born on +1934-10-12T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Dominique Foata was educated at University of Paris[14]. Doctoral advisors include Marcel-Paul Schützenberger[15], a mathematician[28], 1920–1996[29], of France[30], awarded the Peano Prize[31], specialised in combinatorics[32] and Daniel Dugué[16], a statistician[33], 1912–1987[34], of France[35], awarded the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[36]. He studied under Daniel Dugué[37].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[4], researcher[5], and university teacher[6]. Fields of work include mathematics[9], an academic discipline[38]; combinatorics[10], a branch of mathematics[39]; probability theory[11], a branch of mathematics[40]; and special function[12]. Among Dominique Foata's employers was University of Strasbourg[13]. Notable students include Jacques Désarménien[17], a mathematician[41], b. 1950[42], of France[43]; Dominique Dumont[18], a researcher[44], 1947–2016[45], of France[46]; and Jean Françon[19]. Doctoral students include Volker Strehl[23], a computer scientist[47], b. 1945[48]; Don Paul Rawlings[24]; Laurent Habsieger[25], b. 1963[49]; Bodo Laß[26], a mathematician[50], b. 1971[51]; Jean-Jacques Pansiot[27], a computer scientist[52]; and Jiang Zeng[53], a professor of mathematics[54], b. 1962[55], of People's Republic of China[56].

Why It Matters

Dominique Foata ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]

His notable doctoral advisees include Jean-Jacques Pansiot[59], a computer scientist[60].

FAQs

Where was Dominique Foata born?

Dominique Foata's place of birth was Damascus[2].

What did Dominique Foata do for work?

Dominique Foata worked as mathematician[4], researcher[5], and university teacher[6].

Where did Dominique Foata go to school?

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

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  1. [20] . wikidata.org.
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  7. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . sciencedirect.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  14. [13] . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  20. [26] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  22. [53] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . Babelio. wikidata.org.
  24. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  25. [18] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  26. [19] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  27. [37] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [59] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  7. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  19. [54] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  21. [56] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  23. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  24. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  25. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  26. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  27. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  28. [60] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [57] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [58] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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