Jean-François Mertens

Belgian game theorist (1946-2012)
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Jean-François Mertens

Summary

Jean-François Mertens is a human[1]. He was born in Antwerp[2]. He was born on +1946-03-11T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +2012-07-17T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5] and economist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Antwerp[2], Jean-François Mertens…
  • Jean-François Mertens was born on +1946-03-11T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Jean-François Mertens died on +2012-07-17T00:00:00Z[4].
  • Jean-François Mertens held citizenship in Belgium[8].
  • English was Jean-François Mertens's native language[9].
  • Jean-François Mertens's professions included mathematician[5].
  • Jean-François Mertens worked as an economist[6].
  • Jean-François Mertens was educated at UCLouvain[10].
  • Jean-François Mertens's doctoral advisor was José Paris[11].
  • Jean-François Mertens's doctoral advisor was Jacques Neveu[12].
  • Jean-François Mertens received the Fellow of the Econometric Society[13].
  • Jean-François Mertens was a member of Econometric Society[14].
  • Jean-François Mertens was influenced by Robert Aumann[15].
  • Jean-François Mertens's image is recorded as Jean-Francois Mertens.jpg[16].
  • Jean-François Mertens is recorded as male[17].
  • Jean-François Mertens's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Jean-François Mertens supervised Srihari Govindan as a doctoral student[19].
  • Jean-François Mertens supervised Léopold Simar as a doctoral student[20].
  • Jean-François Mertens's ISNI is recorded as 0000000081252437[21].
  • Jean-François Mertens's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 46868490[22].
  • Jean-François Mertens's GND ID is recorded as 17005862X[23].
  • Jean-François Mertens's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n94058958[24].
  • Jean-François Mertens's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 125165350[25].
  • Jean-François Mertens's IdRef ID is recorded as 034406689[26].
  • Jean-François Mertens's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 199848[27].

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Origins and Family

Jean-François Mertens was born in Antwerp[2]. He was born on +1946-03-11T00:00:00Z[3]. English was his native language[9].

Education

Jean-François Mertens's education included a stint at UCLouvain[10]. Doctoral advisors include José Paris[11] and Jacques Neveu[12], a mathematician[28], 1932–2016[29], of Belgium[30], awarded the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[31], specialised in probability theory[32].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[5] and economist[6]. Doctoral students include Srihari Govindan[19], a researcher[33] and Léopold Simar[20], an economist[34], b. 1946[35], of Belgium[36].

Recognition

Jean-François Mertens received the Fellow of the Econometric Society[13].

Death and Burial

Jean-François Mertens died on +2012-07-17T00:00:00Z[4].

Why It Matters

Jean-François Mertens ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was Jean-François Mertens born?

Jean-François Mertens's place of birth was Antwerp[2].

What did Jean-François Mertens do for work?

Jean-François Mertens worked as mathematician[5] and economist[6].

Where did Jean-François Mertens go to school?

Jean-François Mertens was educated at UCLouvain[10].

What awards did Jean-François Mertens receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Econometric Society[13].

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  1. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [18] . Research Papers in Economics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . Research Papers in Economics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . econometricsociety.org. Retrieved . econometricsociety.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [19] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [20] . tse-fr.eu. Retrieved . tse-fr.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [21] . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [22] . wikidata.org.
  17. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [24] . wikidata.org.
  19. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [14] . econometricsociety.org. Retrieved . econometricsociety.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [27] . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . wikidata.org.
  24. [4] . RePEc Author Service. Retrieved . theoryclass.wordpress.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [15] . wikidata.org.

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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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