Jean Bénabou

French mathematician
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Jean Bénabou

Summary

Jean Bénabou is a human[1]. His place of birth was Rabat[2]. He was born on May 20, 1932[3]. He died in 16th arrondissement of Paris[4]. He died on February 11, 2022[5]. He worked as a mathematician[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Jean Bénabou's place of birth was Rabat[2].
  • Jean Bénabou passed away in 16th arrondissement of Paris[4].
  • Jean Bénabou was born on May 20, 1932[3].
  • Jean Bénabou died on February 11, 2022[5].
  • Burial took place at Père Lachaise Cemetery[8].
  • Jean Bénabou held citizenship in France[9].
  • Jean Bénabou worked as a mathematician[6].
  • Jean Bénabou was educated at University of Paris[10].
  • Jean Bénabou's education included a stint at École Normale Supérieure[11].
  • A notable student of Jean Bénabou was Michel Coste[12].
  • A notable work attributed to Jean Bénabou is bicategory[13].
  • A notable work attributed to Jean Bénabou is enriched category[14].
  • A notable work attributed to Jean Bénabou is profunctor[15].
  • Jean Bénabou is recorded as male[16].
  • Jean Bénabou's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Jean Bénabou supervised Marie-Françoise Roy as a doctoral student[18].
  • Jean Bénabou's family name is recorded as Bénabou[19].
  • Jean Bénabou's given name is recorded as Jean[20].
  • Jean Bénabou studied under Charles Ehresmann[21].
  • Jean Bénabou's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[22].

Body

Origins and Family

Jean Bénabou was born in Rabat[2]. He was born on May 20, 1932[3].

Education

Educated at University of Paris[10], a former entity[23], in France[24], founded in 1150[25], headquartered in Paris[26] and École Normale Supérieure[11], a école normale supérieure[27], in France[28], founded in 1794[29], headquartered in Paris[30]. Jean Bénabou studied under Charles Ehresmann[21].

Career and Affiliations

Jean Bénabou worked as a mathematician[6]. A notable student of him was Michel Coste[12]. He supervised Marie-Françoise Roy as a doctoral student[18].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include bicategory[13], enriched category[14], and profunctor[15].

Death and Burial

Jean Bénabou died on February 11, 2022[5]. He died in 16th arrondissement of Paris[4]. He is buried at Père Lachaise Cemetery[8].

Why It Matters

Jean Bénabou ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was Jean Bénabou born?

Born in Rabat[2], Jean Bénabou…

Where did Jean Bénabou die?

Jean Bénabou passed away in 16th arrondissement of Paris[4].

What did Jean Bénabou do for work?

Jean Bénabou worked as mathematician[6].

Where did Jean Bénabou go to school?

Jean Bénabou was educated at University of Paris[10] and École Normale Supérieure[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Q80900474. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Q80900474. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [17] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [18] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [12] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [30] . 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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    Maintained by wikiproject WikiProject Mathematics
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