Jiří Matoušek

Czech mathematician (1963-2015)
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Summary

Jiří Matoušek is a human[1]. His place of birth was Prague[2]. He was born on +1963-03-10T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +2015-03-09T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5], computer scientist[6], and university teacher[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Jiří Matoušek was born in Prague[2].
  • Jiří Matoušek was born on +1963-03-10T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Jiří Matoušek died on +2015-03-09T00:00:00Z[4].
  • Jiří Matoušek held citizenship in Czech Republic[9].
  • Jiří Matoušek worked as a mathematician[5].
  • Jiří Matoušek's professions included computer scientist[6].
  • Jiří Matoušek's professions included university teacher[7].
  • Jiří Matoušek's field of work was mathematics[10].
  • Jiří Matoušek's field of work was informatics[11].
  • Among Jiří Matoušek's employers was Charles University[12].
  • Jiří Matoušek was employed by ETH Zurich[13].
  • Jiří Matoušek was educated at Charles University[14].
  • A notable student of Jiří Matoušek was Uli Wagner[15].
  • Jiří Matoušek was a member of Academia Europaea[16].
  • Jiří Matoušek's image is recorded as Jiri Matousek.jpg[17].
  • Jiří Matoušek is recorded as male[18].
  • Jiří Matoušek's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Jiří Matoušek supervised Martin Tancer as a doctoral student[20].
  • Jiří Matoušek supervised Marek Krčál as a doctoral student[21].
  • Jiří Matoušek supervised Petr Škovroň as a doctoral student[22].
  • Jiří Matoušek supervised Zuzana Patáková as a doctoral student[23].
  • Jiří Matoušek supervised Tomáš Kaiser as a doctoral student[24].
  • Jiří Matoušek's ISNI is recorded as 0000000116691633[25].
  • Jiří Matoušek's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 71574670[26].
  • Jiří Matoušek's GND ID is recorded as 124638457[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Prague[2], Jiří Matoušek… he was born on +1963-03-10T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Jiří Matoušek's education included a stint at Charles University[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[5], computer scientist[6], and university teacher[7]. Fields of work include mathematics[10], an academic discipline[28] and informatics[11], an academic major[29], founded in 1957[30]. Employers include Charles University[12], a public university[31], in Czech Republic[32], founded in 1348[33], headquartered in Prague[34] and ETH Zurich[13], an institute of technology[35], in Switzerland[36], founded in 1855[37], headquartered in ETH Zurich main building[38]. A notable student of Jiří Matoušek was Uli Wagner[15]. Doctoral students include Martin Tancer[20], a researcher[39], of Czech Republic[40], awarded the Neuron Prize for young promising scientists[41], specialised in combinatorics[42]; Marek Krčál[21]; Petr Škovroň[22]; Zuzana Patáková[23]; and Tomáš Kaiser[24], a mathematician[43], b. 1972[44].

Death and Burial

Jiří Matoušek died on +2015-03-09T00:00:00Z[4].

Why It Matters

Jiří Matoušek ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

FAQs

Where was Jiří Matoušek born?

Jiří Matoušek's place of birth was Prague[2].

What did Jiří Matoušek do for work?

Jiří Matoušek worked as mathematician[5], computer scientist[6], and university teacher[7].

Where did Jiří Matoušek go to school?

Jiří Matoušek was educated at Charles University[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . kam.mff.cuni.cz. Retrieved . kam.mff.cuni.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [19] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [21] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [22] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [23] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [24] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [25] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [16] ↑ . www.ae-info.org. wikidata.org.
  23. [3] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [4] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [15] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. 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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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