Nicolas Bourbaki

collective pseudonym for a group of mathematicians
Organization collective_pseudonym Q190529
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Nicolas Bourbaki

Summary

Nicolas Bourbaki is a collective pseudonym[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of collective_pseudonym entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,538 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Nicolas Bourbaki's field of work was mathematics[3].
  • A notable work attributed to Nicolas Bourbaki is Elements of Mathematics[4].
  • Nicolas Bourbaki is in the country of France[5].
  • Nicolas Bourbaki is recorded as male[6].
  • Nicolas Bourbaki's instance of is recorded as collective pseudonym[7].
  • Nicolas Bourbaki's instance of is recorded as fictional human[8].
  • Nicolas Bourbaki's instance of is recorded as scientific society[9].
  • Nicolas Bourbaki's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization[10].
  • Nicolas Bourbaki's headquarters location is recorded as École Normale Supérieure[11].
  • Nicolas Bourbaki's headquarters location is recorded as rue d'Ulm[12].
  • Nicolas Bourbaki's Commons category is recorded as Bourbaki[13].
  • Nicolas Bourbaki's industry is recorded as translation and interpretation[14].
  • 1935 marks the founding of Nicolas Bourbaki[15].
  • Nicolas Bourbaki's official website is recorded as https://bourbaki.fr[16].
  • Nicolas Bourbaki's official website is recorded as https://www.bourbaki.fr/index-de.html[17].
  • Nicolas Bourbaki's official website is recorded as https://www.bourbaki.fr/index-en.html[18].
  • Nicolas Bourbaki's official website is recorded as https://www.bourbaki.fr/index-es.html[19].
  • Nicolas Bourbaki's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Nicolas Bourbaki[20].
  • Nicolas Bourbaki's floruit is recorded as 1950[21].
  • Nicolas Bourbaki's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French[22].
  • Nicolas Bourbaki's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'ASS COLLAB NICOLAS BOURBAKI'}[23].
  • Nicolas Bourbaki's legal form is recorded as association under the French law of 1901[24].
  • Nicolas Bourbaki's legal form is recorded as declared association[25].
  • Nicolas Bourbaki's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://hsm.stackexchange.com/tags/bourbaki[26].
  • Nicolas Bourbaki's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://mathoverflow.net/tags/bourbaki[27].

Body

Founding

1935 marks the founding of Nicolas Bourbaki[15].

Identity

Nicolas Bourbaki's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'ASS COLLAB NICOLAS BOURBAKI'}[23].

Operations

Headquarters locations include École Normale Supérieure[11], a école normale supérieure[28], in France[29], founded in 1794[30], headquartered in Paris[31] and rue d'Ulm[12], a street[32], in France[33], founded in 1807[34].

Industry

Nicolas Bourbaki's industry is recorded as translation and interpretation[14]. Its field of work was mathematics[3].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Nicolas Bourbaki include Séminaire Nicolas Bourbaki[35], a French mathematical seminar[36], in France[37], founded in 1948[38].

Why It Matters

Nicolas Bourbaki ranks in the top 6% of collective_pseudonym entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,538 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

It has been cited as an influence by Leonidas Alaoglu[41], a mathematician[42], 1914–1981[43], of Canada[44], specialised in mathematics[45].

It is credited with the discovery of magma[46] and Bourbaki dangerous bend symbol[47], a mathematical symbol[48]. Works attributed to it include Elements of Mathematics[49], a treatise[50]. Entities named for it include Séminaire Nicolas Bourbaki[35], a French mathematical seminar[36], in France[37], founded in 1948[38].

FAQs

Who did Nicolas Bourbaki influence?

Nicolas Bourbaki has been cited as an influence by Leonidas Alaoglu[41].

What did Nicolas Bourbaki discover?

Nicolas Bourbaki is credited as discoverer of magma[46] and Bourbaki dangerous bend symbol[47].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . Catalogue of the Library of the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . Trove. Retrieved . nla.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . Répertoire national des associations. wikidata.org.
  7. [3] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . SIRENE. wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. Retrieved . bourbaki.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [4] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . bourbaki.fr. Retrieved . bourbaki.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . bourbaki.fr. Retrieved . bourbaki.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . bourbaki.fr. Retrieved . bourbaki.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . bourbaki.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . SIRENE. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . SIRENE. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [41] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [46] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [47] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [49] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] . 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
  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. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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