Jean Mawhin

Belgian mathematician and historian of mathematics
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Summary

Jean Mawhin was born on December 11, 1942[1], in Lambermont[2]. He has worked as a mathematician[3], historian of mathematics[4], and university teacher[5]. He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[6]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Belgium[7]
  • Native language: French[8]
  • Field of work: mathematics[9], theory of differential equations[10], mathematical analysis[11]
  • Employer: UCLouvain[12]
  • Doctoral advisor: Paul Ledoux[13]
  • Student: Theo D'Hondt[14], Marius N. Nkashama[15], Benoît Laloux[16], Abdou Kouider Ben Naoum[17], Bernadette Ermens[18], Yamma Ghabbar-Benhamida[19], Cécile Pierson-Gorez[20], Khalid Sami[21], Valentina Taddei[22]
  • Award received: honorary doctorate of the University of Granada[23]
  • Sex or gender: male[24]
  • Doctoral student: Michel Willem[25], Thierry De Pauw[26], Marc Pierre Henrard[27], Alessandro Fonda[28], Cristian Bereanu[29], Vincent Bouchez[30], Rébecca Walo Omana[31], Theo D'Hondt[32]
  • Given name: Jean[33]
  • Described by source: Records of persons of interest[34]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: French[35], English[36]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[37]

FAQs

Where was Jean Mawhin born?

Jean Mawhin was born in Lambermont[2].

What did Jean Mawhin do for work?

Jean Mawhin worked as a mathematician[3], historian of mathematics[4], and university teacher[5].

What awards did Jean Mawhin receive?

Honors received include honorary doctorate of the University of Granada[23].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . cmat.uminho.pt. cmat.uminho.pt. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Records of persons of interest. svazky.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . cmat.uminho.pt. cmat.uminho.pt. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [23] ↑ . archivo.ugr.es. archivo.ugr.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [26] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [27] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [28] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [29] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [30] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . cmat.uminho.pt. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [14] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  25. [15] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  26. [16] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  27. [17] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  28. [18] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  29. [19] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  30. [20] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  31. [21] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  32. [22] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . svazky.cz. svazky.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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