Jean-Loup Gervais

French physicist (1936–2020)
Person human Q1685007
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Jean-Loup Gervais

Summary

Jean-Loup Gervais is a human[1]. He was born in Paris[2]. He was born on September 10, 1936[3]. He passed away in Paris[4]. He died on February 1, 2020[5]. He worked as a physicist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Jean-Loup Gervais's place of birth was Paris[2].
  • Jean-Loup Gervais passed away in Paris[4].
  • Jean-Loup Gervais was born on September 10, 1936[3].
  • Jean-Loup Gervais died on February 1, 2020[5].
  • Jean-Loup Gervais held citizenship in France[8].
  • Jean-Loup Gervais's professions included physicist[6].
  • Among Jean-Loup Gervais's employers was University of California, Los Angeles[9].
  • Among Jean-Loup Gervais's employers was University of California, Berkeley[10].
  • Among Jean-Loup Gervais's employers was University of California, Santa Barbara[11].
  • Jean-Loup Gervais's education included a stint at University of Paris-Sud[12].
  • Jean-Loup Gervais's doctoral advisor was Philippe Meyer[13].
  • Jean-Loup Gervais's doctoral advisor was Claude Bouchiat[14].
  • Jean-Loup Gervais is recorded as male[15].
  • Jean-Loup Gervais's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Jean-Loup Gervais supervised Nicolas Sourlas as a doctoral student[17].
  • Jean-Loup Gervais's family name is recorded as Gervais[18].
  • Jean-Loup Gervais's given name is recorded as Jean[19].
  • Jean-Loup Gervais's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French[20].
  • Jean-Loup Gervais's name in native language is recorded as Jean-Loup Gervais[21].
  • Jean-Loup Gervais's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[22].

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Origins and Family

Jean-Loup Gervais was born in Paris[2]. He was born on September 10, 1936[3].

Education

Jean-Loup Gervais was educated at University of Paris-Sud[12]. Doctoral advisors include Philippe Meyer[13], a physicist[23], 1925–2007[24], of France[25], awarded the Three Physicists Prize[26] and Claude Bouchiat[14], a physicist[27], 1932–2021[28], of France[29], awarded the Three Physicists Prize[30].

Career and Affiliations

Jean-Loup Gervais's professions included physicist[6]. Employers include University of California, Los Angeles[9], a public research university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1919[33], headquartered in Los Angeles[34]; University of California, Berkeley[10], a public research university[35], in United States[36], founded in 1868[37], headquartered in Berkeley[38]; and University of California, Santa Barbara[11], a public university[39], in United States[40], founded in 1909[41], headquartered in Santa Barbara County[42]. He supervised Nicolas Sourlas as a doctoral student[17].

Death and Burial

Jean-Loup Gervais died on February 1, 2020[5]. He died in Paris[4].

Why It Matters

Jean-Loup Gervais ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was Jean-Loup Gervais born?

Jean-Loup Gervais's place of birth was Paris[2].

Where did Jean-Loup Gervais die?

Jean-Loup Gervais passed away in Paris[4].

What did Jean-Loup Gervais do for work?

Jean-Loup Gervais worked as physicist[6].

Where did Jean-Loup Gervais go to school?

Jean-Loup Gervais was educated at University of Paris-Sud[12].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Q80900474. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . wikidata.org.
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  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . Q80900474. wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . simplifia.fr. simplifia.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [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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