Henri Gouraud

French computer scientist
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Henri Gouraud

Summary

Henri Gouraud is a human[1]. Born in France[2], he… he was born on +1944-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a computer scientist[4] and engineer[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Born in France[2], Henri Gouraud…
  • Henri Gouraud was born on +1944-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Henri Gouraud held citizenship in France[7].
  • Henri Gouraud worked as a computer scientist[4].
  • Henri Gouraud worked as an engineer[5].
  • Henri Gouraud's field of work was computer science[8].
  • Henri Gouraud was educated at Prytanée National Militaire[9].
  • Henri Gouraud's education included a stint at University of Utah[10].
  • Henri Gouraud was educated at École Centrale Paris[11].
  • Henri Gouraud's image is recorded as Henri Gouraud, computer scientist.jpg[12].
  • Henri Gouraud is recorded as male[13].
  • Henri Gouraud's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Henri Gouraud's ISNI is recorded as 0000000082808468[15].
  • Henri Gouraud's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 93763582[16].
  • Henri Gouraud's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79044108[17].
  • Henri Gouraud's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01sqpc[18].
  • Henri Gouraud's family name is recorded as Gouraud[19].
  • Henri Gouraud's given name is recorded as Henri[20].
  • Henri Gouraud's NLA Trove people ID is recorded as 1142208[21].
  • Henri Gouraud's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of African Biography[22].
  • Henri Gouraud's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French[23].
  • Henri Gouraud's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].
  • Henri Gouraud's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Henri Gouraud'}[25].
  • Henri Gouraud's DBLP author ID is recorded as 56/4992[26].
  • Henri Gouraud's Quora topic ID is recorded as Henri-Gouraud[27].

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Origins and Family

Henri Gouraud's place of birth was France[2]. He was born on +1944-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Prytanée National Militaire[9], a military school[28], in France[29], founded in 1604[30]; University of Utah[10], a public research university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1850[33]; and École Centrale Paris[11], an engineering college[34], in France[35], founded in 1829[36], headquartered in Châtenay-Malabry[37].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[4] and engineer[5]. Henri Gouraud's field of work was computer science[8].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Henri Gouraud include Gouraud shading[38].

Why It Matters

Henri Gouraud ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

He is credited with the discovery of Gouraud shading[41]. Entities named for him include Gouraud shading[38].

FAQs

Where was Henri Gouraud born?

Henri Gouraud was born in France[2].

What did Henri Gouraud do for work?

Henri Gouraud worked as computer scientist[4] and engineer[5].

Where did Henri Gouraud go to school?

Henri Gouraud was educated at Prytanée National Militaire[9], University of Utah[10], and École Centrale Paris[11].

What did Henri Gouraud discover?

Henri Gouraud is credited as discoverer of Gouraud shading[41].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . Dictionary of African Biography. wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . Trove. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Quora. wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [41] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [38] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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