Francisco Santos Leal

Spanish mathematician
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Francisco Santos Leal

Summary

Francisco Santos Leal is a human[1]. He was born in Valladolid[2]. He was born on +1968-05-28T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a mathematician[4], university teacher[5], and writer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Francisco Santos Leal's place of birth was Valladolid[2].
  • Francisco Santos Leal was born on +1968-05-28T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Francisco Santos Leal held citizenship in Spain[8].
  • Spanish was Francisco Santos Leal's native language[9].
  • Francisco Santos Leal's professions included mathematician[4].
  • Francisco Santos Leal's professions included university teacher[5].
  • Francisco Santos Leal worked as a writer[6].
  • Francisco Santos Leal's field of work was discrete geometry[10].
  • Francisco Santos Leal's field of work was computational geometry[11].
  • Francisco Santos Leal's field of work was Hirsch conjecture[12].
  • Francisco Santos Leal's field of work was mathematics[13].
  • Francisco Santos Leal's field of work was discrete mathematics[14].
  • Among Francisco Santos Leal's employers was University of Cantabria[15].
  • Francisco Santos Leal's education included a stint at University of Cantabria[16].
  • Francisco Santos Leal's doctoral advisor was Tomás Recio[17].
  • Francisco Santos Leal received the Fulkerson Prize[18].
  • Francisco Santos Leal received the Humboldt Prize[19].
  • Francisco Santos Leal received the Spanish National Team of Science[20].
  • Francisco Santos Leal's image is recorded as Santos francisco.jpg[21].
  • Francisco Santos Leal is recorded as male[22].
  • Francisco Santos Leal's instance of is recorded as human[23].
  • Francisco Santos Leal supervised Daciana F. Bochis as a doctoral student[24].
  • Francisco Santos Leal supervised David Orden as a doctoral student[25].
  • Francisco Santos Leal supervised Miguel Azaola as a doctoral student[26].
  • Francisco Santos Leal supervised María del Pilar Sabariego Arenas as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Valladolid[2], Francisco Santos Leal… he was born on +1968-05-28T00:00:00Z[3]. Spanish was his native language[9].

Education

Francisco Santos Leal was educated at University of Cantabria[16]. His doctoral advisor was Tomás Recio[17].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[4], university teacher[5], and writer[6]. Fields of work include discrete geometry[10]; computational geometry[11], a branch of computer science[28]; Hirsch conjecture[12], a failed hypothesis[29]; mathematics[13], an academic discipline[30]; and discrete mathematics[14], an academic discipline[31]. Among Francisco Santos Leal's employers was University of Cantabria[15]. Doctoral students include Daciana F. Bochis[24]; David Orden[25]; Miguel Azaola[26]; María del Pilar Sabariego Arenas[27]; Vincent Pilaud[32], a mathematician[33], b. 1984[34]; and Mónica Blanco Gómez[35].

Recognition

Awards received include Fulkerson Prize[18], a science award[36], in United States[37], founded in 1979[38]; Humboldt Prize[19], a science award[39], in Germany[40], founded in 1972[41]; and Spanish National Team of Science[20], an award[42], in Spain[43], founded in 2014[44].

Why It Matters

Francisco Santos Leal ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

FAQs

Where was Francisco Santos Leal born?

Francisco Santos Leal's place of birth was Valladolid[2].

What did Francisco Santos Leal do for work?

Francisco Santos Leal worked as mathematician[4], university teacher[5], and writer[6].

Where did Francisco Santos Leal go to school?

Francisco Santos Leal was educated at University of Cantabria[16].

What awards did Francisco Santos Leal receive?

Honors received include Fulkerson Prize[18], Humboldt Prize[19], and Spanish National Team of Science[20].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [21] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [23] . datos.bne.es. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] . wikidata.org.
  13. [4] . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . wikidata.org.
  15. [6] . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . ams.org. ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . quo.es. quo.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  25. [32] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  26. [35] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  27. [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. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [34] . 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. [45] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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