Nassif Ghoussoub

Canadian mathematician
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18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[21]
Date of birth
November 9, 1953
Place of birth
Mali, Ségou[1][5]
Country of citizenship
Canada[6]
Doctoral advisor
Gustave Choquet, Antoine Brunel[11][12]
Doctoral student
Chaogui Yuan, Guangcai Fang, David Hare, Leo Tzou, Xiao Song Kang, Yujin Guo, Craig Cowan, Amir Moradifam, Ramon Zarate-Saiz, Mostafa Fazly, Tongseok Lim, Shaya Shakerian, Shirin Boroushaki, Hardy Chan[22][23][24]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English
Erdős number
+2
Family name
Ghoussoub
Given name
Nassif
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WikiProject Mathematics
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VIAF cluster ID
109007011
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n86089141
GND ID
137025246
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12485276s
CONOR.SI ID
239128163
DBLP author ID
14/1172
Dimensions author ID
015040137547.74
Freebase ID
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Google Scholar author ID
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IdRef ID
034057927
J9U entity ID
987007421652705171
MR Author ID
73130
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
17736
NUKAT ID
n2009145974
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
074509241
Oberwolfach mathematician ID
6970
Order of Canada recipient ID
146-1081
SHARE Catalogue author ID
53450
Scopus author ID
6603385014
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058515248306706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1235039
WorldCat Entities ID
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ZbMATH author ID
ghoussoub.nassif-a

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Summary

Born in Mali[1], he… he was born on November 9, 1953[2]. He worked as a mathematician[3] and university teacher[4].

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Mali[1], a sovereign state[25], in Mali[26], founded in 1960[27] and Ségou[5], a city[28], in Mali[29], founded in 1620[30].

Education

Doctoral advisors include Gustave Choquet[11], a mathematician[31], 1915–2006[32], of France[33], awarded the Officer of the Legion of Honour[34], specialised in functional analysis[35] and Antoine Brunel[12].

Career and Affiliations

Fields of work include mathematical analysis[7], an academic discipline[36]; functional analysis[8], a branch of mathematics[37]; and partial differential equation[9]. Doctoral students include Chaogui Yuan[22]; Guangcai Fang[23]; David Hare[24], a mathematician[38]; Leo Tzou[39]; Xiao Song Kang[40]; and Yujin Guo[41].

Recognition

Awards received include Coxeter–James Prize[13], a science award[42], in Canada[43], founded in 1978[44]; Jeffery–Williams Prize[14], an award[45], in Canada[46]; David Borwein Distinguished Career Award[15], a science award[47], in Canada[48], founded in 2004[49]; Officer of the Order of Canada[16], a grade of an order[50], in Canada[51], founded in 1967[52]; honorary doctor of Paris Dauphine University[17], an award[53], in France[54]; and Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada[18], a fellowship award[55], in Canada[56].

FAQs

Where was Nassif Ghoussoub born?

Nassif Ghoussoub's place of birth was Mali[1].

What did Nassif Ghoussoub do for work?

Nassif Ghoussoub worked as mathematician[3] and university teacher[4].

What awards did Nassif Ghoussoub receive?

Honors received include Coxeter–James Prize[13], Jeffery–Williams Prize[14], David Borwein Distinguished Career Award[15], and Officer of the Order of Canada[16].

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