Jacques Herbrand

French mathematician (1908–1931)
Person human Q448086

Facts

24 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[28]
Date of birth
February 12, 1908
Date of death
July 27, 1931
Place of birth
Paris
Country of citizenship
France[8]
Ethnic group
French[9]
Award received
Prix Francoeur[27]
Doctoral advisor
Ernest Vessiot[18]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French[36]
Academic thesis
Recherches sur la théorie de la démonstration[32]
Family name
Herbrand[30]
Given name
Jacques[31]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics[38]
Manner of death
accidental death[33]
Name in native language
Jacques Herbrand[37]
Partner in business or sport
Jean Brille[34]
🏷️ Also known as
en Jacques Herbrand el Ζακ Ερμπράν fr Herbrand ja ジャック・エルブラン ko 자크 에르브랑 ru Жак Эрбран ru Эрбран, Жак uk Жак Ербран zh 雅克·埃尔布朗
🔖 Identifiers · 45
VIAF cluster ID
24739214
Library of Congress authority ID
n82054836
GND ID
118774018
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
J Herbrand 1931.jpg ↗
Academy of Athens authority ID
64573
BIBSYS ID
90226011
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13164727x
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11968081
CiNii Research ID
1140563741773572096
DDB person (GND) ID
118774018
De Agostini ID
Herbrand,+Jacques
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118774018
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Jacques-Herbrand
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
jacques-herbrand
FAST ID
90880
Freebase ID
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Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Jacques_Herbrand
IdRef ID
035000899
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118774018
MR Author ID
84625
MacTutor biography ID
Herbrand
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
46486
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA02815118
NSK (VIAF) ID
000692952
NUKAT ID
n01196833
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000444043
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007276620305171
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:Cb4M;=BM
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810532294505606
National Virtual Library of India ID
180805
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
106944312
Open Library ID
OL1967998A
PUG authority ID
61617
Parsifal cluster ID
335346
Prabook ID
1120852
RERO ID (legacy)
A003365241
SHARE Catalogue author ID
47662
Treccani's Enciclopedia della Matematica ID
herbrand
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJtCFygPBpYv6dBM8TkRrq
ZbMATH author ID
herbrand.jacques

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Notable work 5
Educated at 4
Field of work 3
Occupation 2
Country of citizenship 1
Doctoral advisor 1
Doctoral advisors 1
Given name 1
Instance of 1
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Maintained by WikiProject 1
Manner of death 1
Place of birth 1
Place of death 1
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Summary

Jacques Herbrand was born on February 12, 1908[1], in Paris[2]. He died on July 27, 1931[3], in Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5] and philosopher[6].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Jacques Herbrand include Herbrand's theorem[39], a theorem[40]; Herbrand structure[41], a structure[42]; Herbrand–Ribet theorem[43], a theorem[44]; Jacques Herbrand Prize[45], a science award[46], in France[47], founded in 1996[48]; Herbrand interpretation[49], an interpretation[50]; Herbrand Award[51], an award[52], founded in 1992[53]; and Herbrand universe[54], a mathematical concept[55].

Why It Matters

Entities named for him include Herbrand's theorem[39], a theorem[40]; Herbrand structure[41], a structure[42]; Herbrand–Ribet theorem[43], a theorem[44]; Jacques Herbrand Prize[45], a science award[46], in France[47], founded in 1996[48]; Herbrand interpretation[49], an interpretation[50]; and Herbrand Award[51], an award[52], founded in 1992[53].

FAQs

Where was Jacques Herbrand born?

Jacques Herbrand was born in Paris[2].

Where did Jacques Herbrand die?

Jacques Herbrand died in Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans[4].

What did Jacques Herbrand do for work?

Jacques Herbrand worked as a mathematician[5] and philosopher[6].

Where did Jacques Herbrand go to school?

Jacques Herbrand was educated at Science Faculty of Paris[13], École Normale Supérieure[14], Frederick William University Berlin[15], and University of Hamburg[16].

What awards did Jacques Herbrand receive?

Honors received include Prix Francoeur[27].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [28] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  10. [17] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [29] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  20. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] ↑ . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  27. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk. mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
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  7. [54] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [46] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [47] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [48] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [50] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [52] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [53] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [55] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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