François Proth

French mathematician (1852–1879)
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François Proth

Summary

François Proth is a human[1]. He was born in Vaux-devant-Damloup[2]. He was born on +1852-03-22T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +1879-01-21T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5]. He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6]

Key Facts

  • François Proth's place of birth was Vaux-devant-Damloup[2].
  • François Proth was born on +1852-03-22T00:00:00Z[3].
  • François Proth died on +1879-01-21T00:00:00Z[4].
  • François Proth held citizenship in France[7].
  • François Proth's professions included mathematician[5].
  • François Proth is recorded as male[8].
  • François Proth's instance of is recorded as human[9].
  • François Proth's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02w4w4r[10].
  • François Proth's given name is recorded as François[11].
  • François Proth's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French[12].
  • François Proth's zbMATH author ID is recorded as proth.francois[13].
  • François Proth's Prabook ID is recorded as 2446645[14].
  • François Proth's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[15].

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Origins and Family

Born in Vaux-devant-Damloup[2], François Proth… he was born on +1852-03-22T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

François Proth's professions included mathematician[5].

Death and Burial

François Proth died on +1879-01-21T00:00:00Z[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for François Proth include Proth's theorem[16], a primality test[17], written by him[18] and Proth number[19].

Why It Matters

François Proth has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

He is credited with the discovery of Gilbreath's conjecture[21], a conjecture[22]. Works attributed to him include Proth's theorem[23], a primality test[24], written by him[25]. Entities named for him include Proth's theorem[16], a primality test[17], written by him[18] and Proth number[19].

FAQs

Where was François Proth born?

François Proth's place of birth was Vaux-devant-Damloup[2].

What did François Proth do for work?

François Proth worked as mathematician[5].

What did François Proth discover?

François Proth is credited as discoverer of Gilbreath's conjecture[21].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . gallica.bnf.fr. gallica.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . gallica.bnf.fr. gallica.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [21] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [16] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [19] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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