Paul de Casteljau

French mathematician and engineer (1930–2022)
Person human Q1396450
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Paul de Casteljau

Summary

Paul de Casteljau is a human[1]. He was born in Besançon[2]. He was born on +1930-11-19T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Versailles[4]. He died on +2022-03-24T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a mathematician[6], physicist[7], and engineer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Paul de Casteljau was born in Besançon[2].
  • Paul de Casteljau died in Versailles[4].
  • Paul de Casteljau was born on +1930-11-19T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Paul de Casteljau died on +2022-03-24T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Paul de Casteljau held citizenship in France[10].
  • Paul de Casteljau worked as a mathematician[6].
  • Paul de Casteljau worked as a physicist[7].
  • Paul de Casteljau worked as an engineer[8].
  • Paul de Casteljau was employed by Citroën[11].
  • Paul de Casteljau was educated at École Normale Supérieure[12].
  • Paul de Casteljau is recorded as male[13].
  • Paul de Casteljau's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Paul de Casteljau's ISNI is recorded as 0000000079723316[15].
  • Paul de Casteljau's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 27137415[16].
  • Paul de Casteljau's GND ID is recorded as 1157182348[17].
  • Paul de Casteljau's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 123296068[18].
  • Paul de Casteljau's IdRef ID is recorded as 03222379X[19].
  • Paul de Casteljau's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA00536000[20].
  • Paul de Casteljau's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 35805663[21].
  • Paul de Casteljau's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06_lmq[22].
  • Paul de Casteljau's family name is recorded as de Faget[23].
  • Paul de Casteljau's family name is recorded as de Casteljau[24].
  • Paul de Casteljau's given name is recorded as Paul[25].
  • Paul de Casteljau's NLA Trove people ID is recorded as 1095545[26].
  • Paul de Casteljau's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Paul de Casteljau was born in Besançon[2]. He was born on +1930-11-19T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Paul de Casteljau was educated at École Normale Supérieure[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[6], physicist[7], and engineer[8]. Among Paul de Casteljau's employers was Citroën[11].

Death and Burial

Paul de Casteljau died on +2022-03-24T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Versailles[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Paul de Casteljau include De Casteljau's algorithm[28], an algorithm[29].

Why It Matters

Paul de Casteljau ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Entities named for him include De Casteljau's algorithm[28], an algorithm[29].

FAQs

Where was Paul de Casteljau born?

Born in Besançon[2], Paul de Casteljau…

Where did Paul de Casteljau die?

Paul de Casteljau passed away in Versailles[4].

What did Paul de Casteljau do for work?

Paul de Casteljau worked as mathematician[6], physicist[7], and engineer[8].

Where did Paul de Casteljau go to school?

Paul de Casteljau was educated at École Normale Supérieure[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . wikidata.org.
  19. [5] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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