Jean Fresnel

French mathematician
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Jean Fresnel

Summary

Jean Fresnel is a human[1]. His place of birth was Alençon[2]. He was born on January 10, 1939[3]. He died in Le Barp[4]. He died on August 12, 2025[5]. He worked as a mathematician[6].

Key Facts

  • Jean Fresnel's place of birth was Alençon[2].
  • Jean Fresnel passed away in Le Barp[4].
  • Jean Fresnel was born on January 10, 1939[3].
  • Jean Fresnel died on August 12, 2025[5].
  • Jean Fresnel held citizenship in France[7].
  • Jean Fresnel worked as a mathematician[6].
  • Jean Fresnel's doctoral advisor was Yvette Amice[8].
  • A notable student of Jean Fresnel was Alain Escassut[9].
  • Jean Fresnel is recorded as male[10].
  • Jean Fresnel's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Jean Fresnel supervised Michel Waldschmidt as a doctoral student[12].
  • Jean Fresnel supervised Qing Liu as a doctoral student[13].
  • Jean Fresnel supervised Pierrette Cassou-Noguès as a doctoral student[14].
  • Jean Fresnel supervised Michel Matignon as a doctoral student[15].
  • Jean Fresnel supervised Marc Polzin as a doctoral student[16].
  • Jean Fresnel supervised Marc Reversat as a doctoral student[17].
  • Jean Fresnel's given name is recorded as Jean[18].
  • Jean Fresnel's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French[19].
  • Jean Fresnel's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[20].

Body

Origins and Family

Jean Fresnel was born in Alençon[2]. He was born on January 10, 1939[3].

Education

Jean Fresnel's doctoral advisor was Yvette Amice[8].

Career and Affiliations

Jean Fresnel worked as a mathematician[6]. A notable student of him was Alain Escassut[9]. Doctoral students include Michel Waldschmidt[12], a mathematician[21], b. 1946[22], of France[23], awarded the CNRS silver medal[24], specialised in number theory[25]; Qing Liu[13]; Pierrette Cassou-Noguès[14], a mathematician[26], b. 1945[27], of France[28]; Michel Matignon[15], a scientist[29], b. 1954[30], of France[31]; Marc Polzin[16]; and Marc Reversat[17].

Death and Burial

Jean Fresnel died on August 12, 2025[5]. He passed away in Le Barp[4].

FAQs

Where was Jean Fresnel born?

Born in Alençon[2], Jean Fresnel…

Where did Jean Fresnel die?

Jean Fresnel died in Le Barp[4].

What did Jean Fresnel do for work?

Jean Fresnel worked as mathematician[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . deces.matchid.io. deces.matchid.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . deces.matchid.io. deces.matchid.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . 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] . deces.matchid.io. deces.matchid.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [9] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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