Maurice Gross

French linguist (1934-2001)
Person human Q375544
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Summary

Maurice Gross was born on July 21, 1934[1], in Sedan[2]. He died on December 8, 2001[3], in Ennery[4]. He worked as a linguist[5] and university teacher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (132 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: France[8]
  • Educated at: École polytechnique[9], University of Pennsylvania[10], Massachusetts Institute of Technology[11], Harvard University[12], University of Paris[13]
  • Doctoral advisor: Marcel-Paul Schützenberger[14]
  • Student: Tita Kyriacopoulou[15]
  • Sex or gender: male[16]
  • Doctoral student: Anne Daladier[17], Alain Rouveret[18], Eric Laporte[19], Anne Abeillé[20], Morris Salkoff[21], Jean Senellart[22], Joëlle Gardes[23], Q134608431[24], Mohamed El Hannach[25], Christian Jacquemin[26], Q138493724[27], Q141450820[28]
  • Commons category: Maurice Gross[29]
  • Cause of death: bone cancer[30]
  • Family name: Gross[31]
  • Given name: Maurice[32]
  • Student of: Zellig S. Harris[33], Jean Dubois[34]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[35]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: French[36], English[37]
  • Name in native language: Maurice Gross[38]
  • Different from: Maurice Grosse[39], Gaston Gross[40]

Why It Matters

Maurice Gross has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

His notable doctoral advisees include Eric Laporte[43], a computer scientist[44], b. 1962[45], of France[46], specialised in natural language processing[47].

FAQs

Where was Maurice Gross born?

Maurice Gross was born in Sedan[2].

Where did Maurice Gross die?

Maurice Gross passed away in Ennery[4].

What did Maurice Gross do for work?

Maurice Gross worked as a linguist[5] and university teacher[6].

Where did Maurice Gross go to school?

Maurice Gross was educated at École polytechnique[9], University of Pennsylvania[10], Massachusetts Institute of Technology[11], and Harvard University[12].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . theses.fr. theses.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . theses.fr. theses.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . theses.fr. theses.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [22] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [23] ↑ . SUDOC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] ↑ . theses.fr. theses.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [26] ↑ . theses.fr. theses.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [27] ↑ . theses.fr. theses.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [28] ↑ . scanr.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr. Retrieved . scanr.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [46] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [47] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Maurice Gross. Retrieved October 16, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/maurice-gross
MLA “Maurice Gross.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 16 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/maurice-gross.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_maurice-gross_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Maurice Gross}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/maurice-gross}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-16}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Maurice Gross — https://4ort.xyz/entity/maurice-gross (retrieved 2026-10-16)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/maurice-gross · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4m ago · Bibrevij · 2026-10-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Doctoral student → Anne Daladier, Alain Rouveret, Eric Laporte +9
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'commons', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'fr', 'it', 'pt']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Doctoral student: Q141450820"
  2. 18w ago · Symac · 2026-06-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Doctoral student → Anne Daladier, Alain Rouveret, Eric Laporte +9
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/35640|batch #35640]]: ThesisDoctoralStudents_2"
  3. 23w ago · 本日晴天 · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cause of death → bone cancer
    Place of birth → Sedan
    Country of citizenship → France
    Languages spoken, written or signed → French, English
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||2 */ added some identifiers retrieved from CiNii Research (Cinii research id) or KAKEN (E-rad researcher number) ([[:toollabs:editgroups/"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.