Pauline van den Driessche

British and Canadian applied mathematician
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Pauline van den Driessche

Summary

Pauline van den Driessche is a human[1]. She was born on +1941-00-00T00:00:00Z[2]. She worked as a mathematician[3], computer scientist[4], university teacher[5], and applied mathematician[6]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Pauline van den Driessche was born on +1941-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Pauline van den Driessche held citizenship in Canada[8].
  • Pauline van den Driessche worked as a mathematician[3].
  • Pauline van den Driessche worked as a computer scientist[4].
  • Pauline van den Driessche's professions included university teacher[5].
  • Pauline van den Driessche's professions included applied mathematician[6].
  • Pauline van den Driessche's field of work was mathematics[9].
  • Pauline van den Driessche's field of work was statistics[10].
  • Pauline van den Driessche's field of work was applied mathematics[11].
  • Pauline van den Driessche's field of work was mathematical biology[12].
  • Pauline van den Driessche's field of work was linear algebra[13].
  • Pauline van den Driessche was employed by University of Victoria[14].
  • Pauline van den Driessche was employed by Aberystwyth University[15].
  • Pauline van den Driessche's education included a stint at Aberystwyth University[16].
  • Pauline van den Driessche's education included a stint at Imperial College London[17].
  • Pauline van den Driessche's education included a stint at University of Wales[18].
  • Pauline van den Driessche received the Krieger–Nelson Prize[19].
  • Pauline van den Driessche received the Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[20].
  • Pauline van den Driessche received the Hans Schneider Prize[21].
  • Pauline van den Driessche was a member of Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[22].
  • Pauline van den Driessche's image is recorded as Pauline van den Driessche.jpg[23].
  • Pauline van den Driessche is recorded as female[24].
  • Pauline van den Driessche's instance of is recorded as human[25].
  • Pauline van den Driessche supervised Eric T. Foxall as a doctoral student[26].
  • Pauline van den Driessche's ISNI is recorded as 0000000109363279[27].

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Origins and Family

Pauline van den Driessche was born on +1941-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Educated at Aberystwyth University[16], a public university[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1872[30]; Imperial College London[17], a public research university[31], in United Kingdom[32], founded in 1907[33], headquartered in South Kensington Campus, Imperial College London[34]; and University of Wales[18], a university[35], in United Kingdom[36], founded in 1893[37], headquartered in Cardiff[38].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[3], computer scientist[4], university teacher[5], and applied mathematician[6]. Fields of work include mathematics[9], an academic discipline[39]; statistics[10], an academic major[40]; applied mathematics[11], an academic discipline[41]; mathematical biology[12], an academic discipline[42]; and linear algebra[13], a branch of mathematics[43]. Employers include University of Victoria[14], a university in British Columbia[44], in Canada[45], founded in 1903[46], headquartered in Victoria[47] and Aberystwyth University[15], a public university[48], in United Kingdom[49], founded in 1872[50]. Pauline van den Driessche supervised Eric T. Foxall as a doctoral student[26].

Recognition

Awards received include Krieger–Nelson Prize[19], an award[51], in Canada[52], founded in 1995[53]; Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[20], a fellowship award[54]; and Hans Schneider Prize[21], an award[55], founded in 1993[56].

Why It Matters

Pauline van den Driessche ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[7] She has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] She is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]

FAQs

What did Pauline van den Driessche do for work?

Pauline van den Driessche worked as mathematician[3], computer scientist[4], university teacher[5], and applied mathematician[6].

Where did Pauline van den Driessche go to school?

Pauline van den Driessche was educated at Aberystwyth University[16], Imperial College London[17], and University of Wales[18].

What awards did Pauline van den Driessche receive?

Honors received include Krieger–Nelson Prize[19], Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[20], and Hans Schneider Prize[21].

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  2. [24] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . catalogue.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  7. [18] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  10. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  20. [20] . siam.org. Retrieved . siam.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  22. [26] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . wikidata.org.
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  25. [2] . wikidata.org.

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  28. [55] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  29. [56] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [57] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [58] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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