Tan Lei

mathematician (1963-2016)
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Tan Lei

Summary

Tan Lei is a human[1]. She was born in Pingxiang[2]. She was born on March 18, 1963[3]. She died in Villejuif[4]. She died on April 1, 2016[5]. She worked as a mathematician[6]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Pingxiang[2], Tan Lei…
  • Tan Lei passed away in Villejuif[4].
  • Tan Lei was born on March 18, 1963[3].
  • Tan Lei died on April 1, 2016[5].
  • Tan Lei held citizenship in People's Republic of China[8].
  • Tan Lei worked as a mathematician[6].
  • Tan Lei's field of work was mathematics[9].
  • Among Tan Lei's employers was University of Paris-Sud[10].
  • Tan Lei was employed by University of Angers[11].
  • Tan Lei's education included a stint at University of Paris-Sud[12].
  • Tan Lei was educated at Wuhan University[13].
  • Tan Lei's doctoral advisor was Adrien Douady[14].
  • Tan Lei is recorded as female[15].
  • Tan Lei's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Tan Lei supervised Pascale Roesch as a doctoral student[17].
  • Tan Lei supervised Richard Oudkerk as a doctoral student[18].
  • Tan Lei supervised Sébastien Godillon as a doctoral student[19].
  • Tan Lei supervised Xiaoguang Wang as a doctoral student[20].
  • Tan Lei supervised Yan Gao as a doctoral student[21].
  • Tan Lei supervised Jérôme Tomasini as a doctoral student[22].
  • Tan Lei supervised Jinsong Zeng as a doctoral student[23].
  • Tan Lei supervised Yan Gao as a doctoral student[24].
  • Tan Lei's Commons category is recorded as Tan Lei[25].
  • Tan Lei's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Chinese[26].
  • Tan Lei's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Pingxiang[2], Tan Lei… she was born on March 18, 1963[3].

Education

Educated at University of Paris-Sud[12], a university in France[28], in France[29], founded in 1971[30], headquartered in Lille[31] and Wuhan University[13], a public university[32], in People's Republic of China[33], founded in 1926[34], headquartered in Wuhan[35]. Tan Lei's doctoral advisor was Adrien Douady[14].

Career and Affiliations

Tan Lei worked as a mathematician[6]. Her field of work was mathematics[9]. Employers include University of Paris-Sud[10], a university in France[36], in France[37], founded in 1971[38], headquartered in Lille[39] and University of Angers[11], a university in France[40], in France[41], founded in 1337[42], headquartered in Angers[43]. Doctoral students include Pascale Roesch[17], Richard Oudkerk[18], Sébastien Godillon[19], Xiaoguang Wang[20], Yan Gao[21], and Jérôme Tomasini[22].

Death and Burial

Tan Lei died on April 1, 2016[5]. She died in Villejuif[4].

Why It Matters

Tan Lei ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[7] She has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44]

FAQs

Where was Tan Lei born?

Born in Pingxiang[2], Tan Lei…

Where did Tan Lei die?

Tan Lei passed away in Villejuif[4].

What did Tan Lei do for work?

Tan Lei worked as mathematician[6].

Where did Tan Lei go to school?

Tan Lei was educated at University of Paris-Sud[12] and Wuhan University[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Fichier des personnes décédées mirror. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Fichier des personnes décédées mirror. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . theses.fr. theses.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . theses.fr. theses.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [5] . Fichier des personnes décédées mirror. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] . 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. [44] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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    Place of birth Pingxiang
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    Educated at University of Paris-Sud, Wuhan University
    Maintained by wikiproject WikiProject Mathematics
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