Godfried Toussaint

Canadian computer scientist
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Godfried Toussaint

Summary

Godfried Toussaint is a human[1]. He was born on January 1, 1944[2]. He passed away in Tokyo[3]. He died on July 2019[4]. He worked as a computer scientist[5] and university teacher[6].

Key Facts

  • Godfried Toussaint passed away in Tokyo[3].
  • Godfried Toussaint was born on January 1, 1944[2].
  • Godfried Toussaint died on July 2019[4].
  • Godfried Toussaint held citizenship in Canada[7].
  • Godfried Toussaint's professions included computer scientist[5].
  • Godfried Toussaint worked as a university teacher[6].
  • Godfried Toussaint's field of work was informatics[8].
  • Godfried Toussaint's field of work was computational geometry[9].
  • Godfried Toussaint's field of work was discrete geometry[10].
  • Godfried Toussaint's field of work was music theory[11].
  • Godfried Toussaint's field of work was ornament[12].
  • Godfried Toussaint's field of work was Euclidean geometry[13].
  • Among Godfried Toussaint's employers was McGill University[14].
  • Godfried Toussaint's education included a stint at University of British Columbia[15].
  • Godfried Toussaint was educated at University of Tulsa[16].
  • Godfried Toussaint's doctoral advisor was Robert Wellington Donaldson[17].
  • Godfried Toussaint is recorded as male[18].
  • Godfried Toussaint's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Godfried Toussaint supervised Jit Bose as a doctoral student[20].
  • Godfried Toussaint supervised Jörg-Rüdiger Sack as a doctoral student[21].
  • Godfried Toussaint supervised Jean-Marc Robert as a doctoral student[22].
  • Godfried Toussaint supervised David Howard Rappaport as a doctoral student[23].
  • Godfried Toussaint supervised Binhai Zhu as a doctoral student[24].
  • Godfried Toussaint supervised Thomas C. Shermer as a doctoral student[25].
  • Godfried Toussaint supervised Binay K. Bhattacharya as a doctoral student[26].

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Origins and Family

Godfried Toussaint was born on January 1, 1944[2].

Education

Educated at University of British Columbia[15], a public research university[27], in Canada[28], founded in 1908[29], headquartered in Vancouver[30] and University of Tulsa[16], a university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1894[33]. Godfried Toussaint's doctoral advisor was Robert Wellington Donaldson[17].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[5] and university teacher[6]. Fields of work include informatics[8], an academic major[34], founded in 1957[35]; computational geometry[9], a branch of computer science[36]; discrete geometry[10]; music theory[11], an academic discipline[37]; ornament[12]; and Euclidean geometry[13], a branch of mathematics[38]. Among Godfried Toussaint's employers was McGill University[14]. Doctoral students include Jit Bose[20], a computer scientist[39], of Canada[40]; Jörg-Rüdiger Sack[21], a computer scientist[41], b. 1954[42], of Canada[43]; Jean-Marc Robert[22], a university teacher[44], of Canada[45]; David Howard Rappaport[23]; Binhai Zhu[24], a researcher[46], b. 1966[47]; and Thomas C. Shermer[25].

Death and Burial

Godfried Toussaint died on July 2019[4]. He passed away in Tokyo[3].

Why It Matters

Godfried Toussaint is credited with the discovery of Euclidean rhythm[48].

His notable doctoral advisees include Jit Bose[49], a computer scientist[50], of Canada[51]; Binay K. Bhattacharya[52], a computer scientist[53]; and Jörg-Rüdiger Sack[54], a computer scientist[55], b. 1954[56], of Canada[57].

FAQs

Where did Godfried Toussaint die?

Godfried Toussaint passed away in Tokyo[3].

What did Godfried Toussaint do for work?

Godfried Toussaint worked as computer scientist[5] and university teacher[6].

Where did Godfried Toussaint go to school?

Godfried Toussaint was educated at University of British Columbia[15] and University of Tulsa[16].

What did Godfried Toussaint discover?

Godfried Toussaint is credited as discoverer of Euclidean rhythm[48].

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  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [15] . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . 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. [2] . wikidata.org.
  25. [4] . nyuad.nyu.edu. Retrieved . nyuad.nyu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. [48] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [49] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [52] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [54] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  23. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  24. [53] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  25. [55] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  26. [56] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  27. [57] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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