Nissim Francez

Israeli computer science professor (born 1944)
Person human Q89269550
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Summary

Nissim Francez is a human[1]. Born in Bulgaria[2], he… he was born on January 19, 1944[3]. He worked as a computer scientist[4], mathematician[5], and university teacher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Nissim Francez's place of birth was Bulgaria[2].
  • Born in Vidin[8].
  • Nissim Francez was born on January 19, 1944[3].
  • Nissim Francez was born on January 1, 1944[9].
  • Nissim Francez held citizenship in Israel[10].
  • Nissim Francez worked as a computer scientist[4].
  • Nissim Francez worked as a mathematician[5].
  • Nissim Francez's professions included university teacher[6].
  • Nissim Francez's field of work was applied mathematics[11].
  • Nissim Francez's field of work was natural language processing[12].
  • Nissim Francez's field of work was computational linguistics[13].
  • Nissim Francez's field of work was semantics[14].
  • Nissim Francez's field of work was programming language[15].
  • Nissim Francez's field of work was computer programming[16].
  • Nissim Francez was employed by Technion – Israel Institute of Technology[17].
  • Nissim Francez's education included a stint at Hebrew University of Jerusalem[18].
  • Nissim Francez was educated at Weizmann Institute of Science[19].
  • Nissim Francez's doctoral advisor was Amir Pnueli[20].
  • A notable student of Nissim Francez was Orna Grumberg[21].
  • Nissim Francez is recorded as male[22].
  • Nissim Francez's instance of is recorded as human[23].
  • Nissim Francez supervised Orna Grumberg as a doctoral student[24].
  • Nissim Francez supervised Liuba Shrira as a doctoral student[25].
  • Nissim Francez supervised Rani Nelken as a doctoral student[26].
  • Nissim Francez supervised Shuly Wintner as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Bulgaria[2], a country[28], in Bulgaria[29], founded in 0681[30] and Vidin[8], a border city[31], in Bulgaria[32]. Recorded date of birth include January 19, 1944[3] and January 1, 1944[9].

Education

Educated at Hebrew University of Jerusalem[18], a university[33], in Israel[34], founded in 1918[35], headquartered in Jerusalem[36] and Weizmann Institute of Science[19], an institute[37], in Israel[38], founded in 1934[39]. Nissim Francez's doctoral advisor was Amir Pnueli[20].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[4], mathematician[5], and university teacher[6]. Fields of work include applied mathematics[11], an academic discipline[40]; natural language processing[12], an academic discipline[41]; computational linguistics[13], an interdisciplinary science[42]; semantics[14], an academic major[43]; programming language[15], a computer science term[44]; and computer programming[16], an academic discipline[45]. Among Nissim Francez's employers was Technion – Israel Institute of Technology[17]. A notable student of him was Orna Grumberg[21]. Doctoral students include Orna Grumberg[24], a computer scientist[46], b. 1952[47], of Israel[48], awarded the ACM Fellow[49], specialised in computer science[50]; Liuba Shrira[25], a computer scientist[51], of United States[52]; Rani Nelken[26]; Shuly Wintner[27], a computer science educator[53], b. 1963[54], of Israel[55], specialised in informatics[56]; Limor Fix[57]; and Shmuel Sagiv[58], a computer scientist[59], b. 1959[60], awarded the ACM Fellow[61].

Why It Matters

Nissim Francez ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[7] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[62]

His notable doctoral advisees include Shmuel Sagiv[63], a computer scientist[64], b. 1959[65], awarded the ACM Fellow[66]; Orna Grumberg[67], a computer scientist[68], b. 1952[69], of Israel[70], awarded the ACM Fellow[71], specialised in computer science[72]; Liuba Shrira[73], a computer scientist[74], of United States[75]; Shuly Wintner[76], a computer science educator[77], b. 1963[78], of Israel[79], specialised in informatics[80]; and Limor Fix[81], an electrical engineer[82].

FAQs

Where was Nissim Francez born?

Nissim Francez's place of birth was Bulgaria[2].

What did Nissim Francez do for work?

Nissim Francez worked as computer scientist[4], mathematician[5], and university teacher[6].

Where did Nissim Francez go to school?

Nissim Francez was educated at Hebrew University of Jerusalem[18] and Weizmann Institute of Science[19].

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  1. 6w ago · Pi bot bot · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Commons category → Nissim Francez
    Family name → Q131914202
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  2. 7w ago · הנדב הנכון · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Mr author id → 68635
    Date of birth → +1944-01-19T00:00:00Z, +1944-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Employer → Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
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