Jean-Yves Le Gall

French aerospace executive
Person human Q3170168
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Jean-Yves Le Gall

Summary

Jean-Yves Le Gall is a human[1]. His place of birth was Marseille[2]. He was born on +1959-04-30T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as an engineer[4] and businessperson[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Jean-Yves Le Gall was born in Marseille[2].
  • Jean-Yves Le Gall was born on +1959-04-30T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Jean-Yves Le Gall held citizenship in France[7].
  • Jean-Yves Le Gall's professions included engineer[4].
  • Jean-Yves Le Gall worked as a businessperson[5].
  • Jean-Yves Le Gall was educated at École Supérieure d'Optique, Paris-Saclay University[8].
  • Jean-Yves Le Gall's education included a stint at University of Paris-Sud[9].
  • Jean-Yves Le Gall received the Commander of the National Order of Merit[10].
  • Jean-Yves Le Gall received the Order of Friendship[11].
  • Jean-Yves Le Gall received the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star[12].
  • Jean-Yves Le Gall received the Officer of the Legion of Honour[13].
  • Jean-Yves Le Gall received the Commander of the Legion of Honour[14].
  • Jean-Yves Le Gall's image is recorded as Jean-Yves Le Gall, Président du CNES (cropped).jpg[15].
  • Jean-Yves Le Gall is recorded as male[16].
  • Jean-Yves Le Gall's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Jean-Yves Le Gall's Commons category is recorded as Jean-Yves Le Gall[18].
  • Jean-Yves Le Gall's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03c8mn7[19].
  • Jean-Yves Le Gall's family name is recorded as Le Gall[20].
  • Jean-Yves Le Gall's given name is recorded as Jean-Yves[21].
  • Jean-Yves Le Gall's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French[22].
  • Jean-Yves Le Gall's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Jean-Yves Le Gall'}[23].
  • Jean-Yves Le Gall's different from is recorded as Q3170166[24].
  • Jean-Yves Le Gall's X is recorded as JY_LeGall[25].
  • Jean-Yves Le Gall's Who's Who in France biography ID is recorded as 38330[26].
  • Jean-Yves Le Gall's JRC Names ID is recorded as 436530[27].

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Origins and Family

Jean-Yves Le Gall was born in Marseille[2]. He was born on +1959-04-30T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at École Supérieure d'Optique, Paris-Saclay University[8], an engineering college[28], in France[29], founded in 1917[30], headquartered in Palaiseau[31] and University of Paris-Sud[9], a university in France[32], in France[33], founded in 1971[34], headquartered in Lille[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include engineer[4] and businessperson[5].

Recognition

Awards received include Commander of the National Order of Merit[10], a grade of an order[36], in France[37]; Order of Friendship[11], an order[38], in Russia[39], founded in 1994[40]; Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star[12], a grade of an order[41], in Japan[42], founded in 2003[43]; Officer of the Legion of Honour[13], a grade of an order[44], in France[45]; and Commander of the Legion of Honour[14], a grade of an order[46], in France[47].

Why It Matters

Jean-Yves Le Gall ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where was Jean-Yves Le Gall born?

Born in Marseille[2], Jean-Yves Le Gall…

What did Jean-Yves Le Gall do for work?

Jean-Yves Le Gall worked as engineer[4] and businessperson[5].

Where did Jean-Yves Le Gall go to school?

Jean-Yves Le Gall was educated at École Supérieure d'Optique, Paris-Saclay University[8] and University of Paris-Sud[9].

What awards did Jean-Yves Le Gall receive?

Honors received include Commander of the National Order of Merit[10], Order of Friendship[11], Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star[12], and Officer of the Legion of Honour[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [15] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . Who's Who in France. wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . Journal officiel de la République française. Retrieved . legifrance.gouv.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . fr.emb-japan.go.jp. Retrieved . fr.emb-japan.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . Journal officiel de la République française. Retrieved . legifrance.gouv.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . legiondhonneur.fr. legiondhonneur.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . Who's Who in France. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Who's Who in France. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 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
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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