Godfried Toussaint

Canadian computer scientist
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Godfried Toussaint

Summary

Godfried Toussaint is a human[1]. He was born on +1944-01-01T00:00:00Z[2]. He passed away in Tokyo[3]. He died on +2019-07-00T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a computer scientist[5] and university teacher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Godfried Toussaint passed away in Tokyo[3].
  • Godfried Toussaint was born on +1944-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Godfried Toussaint died on +2019-07-00T00:00:00Z[4].
  • Godfried Toussaint held citizenship in Canada[8].
  • Godfried Toussaint's professions included computer scientist[5].
  • Godfried Toussaint worked as a university teacher[6].
  • Godfried Toussaint's field of work was informatics[9].
  • Godfried Toussaint's field of work was computational geometry[10].
  • Godfried Toussaint's field of work was discrete geometry[11].
  • Godfried Toussaint's field of work was music theory[12].
  • Godfried Toussaint's field of work was ornament[13].
  • Godfried Toussaint's field of work was Euclidean geometry[14].
  • Among Godfried Toussaint's employers was McGill University[15].
  • Godfried Toussaint's education included a stint at University of British Columbia[16].
  • Godfried Toussaint was educated at University of Tulsa[17].
  • Godfried Toussaint's doctoral advisor was Robert Wellington Donaldson[18].
  • Godfried Toussaint is recorded as male[19].
  • Godfried Toussaint's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Godfried Toussaint supervised Jit Bose as a doctoral student[21].
  • Godfried Toussaint supervised Jörg-Rüdiger Sack as a doctoral student[22].
  • Godfried Toussaint supervised Jean-Marc Robert as a doctoral student[23].
  • Godfried Toussaint supervised David Howard Rappaport as a doctoral student[24].
  • Godfried Toussaint supervised Binhai Zhu as a doctoral student[25].
  • Godfried Toussaint supervised Thomas C. Shermer as a doctoral student[26].
  • Godfried Toussaint supervised Binay K. Bhattacharya as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Godfried Toussaint was born on +1944-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Educated at University of British Columbia[16], a public research university[28], in Canada[29], founded in 1908[30], headquartered in Vancouver[31] and University of Tulsa[17], a university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1894[34]. Godfried Toussaint's doctoral advisor was Robert Wellington Donaldson[18].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[5] and university teacher[6]. Fields of work include informatics[9], an academic major[35], founded in 1957[36]; computational geometry[10], a branch of computer science[37]; discrete geometry[11]; music theory[12], an academic discipline[38]; ornament[13]; and Euclidean geometry[14], a branch of mathematics[39]. Among Godfried Toussaint's employers was McGill University[15]. Doctoral students include Jit Bose[21], a computer scientist[40], of Canada[41]; Jörg-Rüdiger Sack[22], a computer scientist[42], b. 1954[43], of Canada[44]; Jean-Marc Robert[23], a university teacher[45], of Canada[46]; David Howard Rappaport[24]; Binhai Zhu[25], a researcher[47], b. 1966[48]; and Thomas C. Shermer[26].

Death and Burial

Godfried Toussaint died on +2019-07-00T00:00:00Z[4]. He passed away in Tokyo[3].

Why It Matters

Godfried Toussaint ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[7]

He is credited with the discovery of Euclidean rhythm[49].

His notable doctoral advisees include Jörg-Rüdiger Sack[50], a computer scientist[51], b. 1954[52], of Canada[53]; Jit Bose[54], a computer scientist[55], of Canada[56]; and Binay K. Bhattacharya[57], a computer scientist[58].

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[16] and University of Tulsa[17].

What did Godfried Toussaint discover?

Godfried Toussaint is credited as discoverer of Euclidean rhythm[49].

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  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  7. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  14. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  20. [24] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . 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. [49] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [50] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [54] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [57] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  23. [52] . 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. [58] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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