Jean Morlet

French geophysicist (1931–2007)
Person human Q3173613
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Jean Morlet

Summary

Jean Morlet is a human[1]. His place of birth was 15th arrondissement of Paris[2]. He was born on +1931-01-13T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Nice[4]. He died on +2007-04-27T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a physicist[6] and geophysicist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Jean Morlet's place of birth was 15th arrondissement of Paris[2].
  • Jean Morlet died in Nice[4].
  • Jean Morlet was born on +1931-01-13T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Jean Morlet was born on +1931-08-01T00:00:00Z[9].
  • Jean Morlet died on +2007-04-27T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Jean Morlet held citizenship in France[10].
  • Jean Morlet worked as a physicist[6].
  • Jean Morlet's professions included geophysicist[7].
  • Jean Morlet's field of work was geophysics[11].
  • Jean Morlet's field of work was applied mathematics[12].
  • Jean Morlet was educated at École polytechnique[13].
  • Jean Morlet's image is recorded as Morlet.jpg[14].
  • Jean Morlet is recorded as male[15].
  • Jean Morlet's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Jean Morlet's ISNI is recorded as 0000000001644239[17].
  • Jean Morlet's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 14916156[18].
  • Jean Morlet's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 133202858[19].
  • Jean Morlet's IdRef ID is recorded as 181072084[20].
  • Jean Morlet's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05gb5c[21].
  • Jean Morlet's family name is recorded as Morlet[22].
  • Jean Morlet's given name is recorded as Jean[23].
  • Jean Morlet's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French[24].
  • Jean Morlet's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Jean Pierre Morlet'}[25].
  • Jean Morlet's zbMATH author ID is recorded as morlet.j[26].
  • Jean Morlet's interested in is recorded as wavelet[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in 15th arrondissement of Paris[2], Jean Morlet… Recorded date of birth include +1931-01-13T00:00:00Z[3] and +1931-08-01T00:00:00Z[9].

Education

Jean Morlet's education included a stint at École polytechnique[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist[6] and geophysicist[7]. Fields of work include geophysics[11], a branch of science[28] and applied mathematics[12], an academic discipline[29].

Death and Burial

Jean Morlet died on +2007-04-27T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Nice[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Jean Morlet include Morlet wavelet[30].

Why It Matters

Jean Morlet ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31]

Entities named for him include Morlet wavelet[30].

FAQs

Where was Jean Morlet born?

Jean Morlet's place of birth was 15th arrondissement of Paris[2].

Where did Jean Morlet die?

Jean Morlet died in Nice[4].

What did Jean Morlet do for work?

Jean Morlet worked as physicist[6] and geophysicist[7].

Where did Jean Morlet go to school?

Jean Morlet was educated at École polytechnique[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . Fichier des personnes décédées mirror. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . Fichier des personnes décédées mirror. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [9] . Fichier des personnes décédées mirror. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . Fichier des personnes décédées mirror. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Q80900474. Retrieved . deces.matchid.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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