Jean Berstel

French mathematician and theoretical computer scientist
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Jean Berstel

Summary

Jean Berstel is a human[1]. His place of birth was Nîmes[2]. He was born on 1941[3]. He worked as a mathematician[4] and computer scientist[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Jean Berstel was born in Nîmes[2].
  • Jean Berstel was born on 1941[3].
  • Jean Berstel held citizenship in France[7].
  • Jean Berstel worked as a mathematician[4].
  • Jean Berstel's professions included computer scientist[5].
  • Jean Berstel was educated at Paris Diderot University[8].
  • Jean Berstel's doctoral advisor was Marcel-Paul Schützenberger[9].
  • A notable student of Jean Berstel was Srečko Brlek[10].
  • Jean Berstel is recorded as male[11].
  • Jean Berstel's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Jean Berstel supervised Julien Cassaigne as a doctoral student[13].
  • Jean Berstel supervised Markus E. Nebel as a doctoral student[14].
  • Jean Berstel supervised Christophe Reutenauer as a doctoral student[15].
  • Jean Berstel supervised Patrice Séébold as a doctoral student[16].
  • Jean Berstel supervised Cyril Allauzen as a doctoral student[17].
  • Jean Berstel's given name is recorded as Jean[18].
  • Jean Berstel's official website is recorded as http://www-igm.univ-mlv.fr/~berstel/[19].
  • Jean Berstel's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French[20].
  • Jean Berstel's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[21].
  • Jean Berstel's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[22].

Body

Origins and Family

Jean Berstel's place of birth was Nîmes[2]. He was born on 1941[3].

Education

Jean Berstel was educated at Paris Diderot University[8]. His doctoral advisor was Marcel-Paul Schützenberger[9].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[4] and computer scientist[5]. A notable student of Jean Berstel was Srečko Brlek[10]. Doctoral students include Julien Cassaigne[13], a mathematician[23]; Markus E. Nebel[14], a professor[24], b. 1969[25]; Christophe Reutenauer[15], a mathematician[26], b. 1953[27]; Patrice Séébold[16], a computer scientist[28]; and Cyril Allauzen[17].

Why It Matters

Jean Berstel ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where was Jean Berstel born?

Jean Berstel's place of birth was Nîmes[2].

What did Jean Berstel do for work?

Jean Berstel worked as mathematician[4] and computer scientist[5].

Where did Jean Berstel go to school?

Jean Berstel was educated at Paris Diderot University[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [10] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . CONOR.SI. 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation mathematician, computer scientist
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  2. 25d ago · Frettiebot bot · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of birth +1941-00-00T00:00:00Z
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P569]]: 1941, Update NK ČR – P569"
  3. 25d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of birth +1941-00-00T00:00:00Z
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