Albert Tarantola

Spanish physicist (1949–2009)
Person human Q2831576
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Albert Tarantola

Summary

Albert Tarantola is a human[1]. He was born in Santa Coloma de Cervelló[2]. He was born on June 15, 1949[3]. He passed away in 4th arrondissement of Paris[4]. He died on December 6, 2009[5]. He worked as a physicist[6], geologist[7], and university teacher[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Santa Coloma de Cervelló[2], Albert Tarantola…
  • Albert Tarantola's place of birth was Barcelona[10].
  • Albert Tarantola died in 4th arrondissement of Paris[4].
  • Albert Tarantola died in Paris[11].
  • Albert Tarantola was born on June 15, 1949[3].
  • Albert Tarantola died on December 6, 2009[5].
  • Albert Tarantola held citizenship in France[12].
  • Albert Tarantola worked as a physicist[6].
  • Albert Tarantola worked as a geologist[7].
  • Albert Tarantola worked as a university teacher[8].
  • Albert Tarantola's field of work was mathematical physics[13].
  • Albert Tarantola's field of work was applied mathematics[14].
  • Albert Tarantola's field of work was geophysics[15].
  • Albert Tarantola's education included a stint at Pierre and Marie Curie University[16].
  • Albert Tarantola received the Maurice Ewing Medal[17].
  • Albert Tarantola received the CNRS silver medal[18].
  • Albert Tarantola is recorded as male[19].
  • Albert Tarantola's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Albert Tarantola supervised Dimitri Komatitsch as a doctoral student[21].
  • Albert Tarantola supervised Stefan Nielsen as a doctoral student[22].
  • Albert Tarantola's family name is recorded as Tarantola[23].
  • Albert Tarantola's given name is recorded as Albert[24].
  • Albert Tarantola's described at URL is recorded as https://comihistocnrs.hypotheses.org/2706[25].
  • Albert Tarantola's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French[26].
  • Albert Tarantola's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[27].

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Santa Coloma de Cervelló[2], a municipality of Catalonia[28], in Spain[29] and Barcelona[10], a municipality of Catalonia[30], in Spain[31]. Albert Tarantola was born on June 15, 1949[3].

Education

Albert Tarantola was educated at Pierre and Marie Curie University[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist[6], geologist[7], and university teacher[8]. Fields of work include mathematical physics[13], a branch of mathematics[32]; applied mathematics[14], an academic discipline[33]; and geophysics[15], a branch of science[34]. Doctoral students include Dimitri Komatitsch[21], a geophysicist[35], 1970–2019[36], specialised in seismology[37] and Stefan Nielsen[22], a researcher[38].

Recognition

Awards received include Maurice Ewing Medal[17], a science award[39], in United States[40], founded in 1978[41] and CNRS silver medal[18], a science award[42], in France[43], founded in 1954[44].

Death and Burial

Albert Tarantola died on December 6, 2009[5]. Recorded place of death include 4th arrondissement of Paris[4], a municipal arrondissement of France[45], in France[46], founded in 1860[47] and Paris[11], a commune of France[48], in France[49], founded in -0300[50].

Why It Matters

Albert Tarantola ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was Albert Tarantola born?

Albert Tarantola was born in Santa Coloma de Cervelló[2].

Where did Albert Tarantola die?

Albert Tarantola died in 4th arrondissement of Paris[4].

What did Albert Tarantola do for work?

Albert Tarantola worked as physicist[6], geologist[7], and university teacher[8].

Where did Albert Tarantola go to school?

Albert Tarantola was educated at Pierre and Marie Curie University[16].

What awards did Albert Tarantola receive?

Honors received include Maurice Ewing Medal[17] and CNRS silver medal[18].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Q80900474. Retrieved . deces.matchid.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . Q80900474. Retrieved . deces.matchid.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  7. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  9. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  13. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wiki.seg.org. wiki.seg.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . comihistocnrs.hypotheses.org. comihistocnrs.hypotheses.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . eos.org. eos.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . theses.fr. theses.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . deces.matchid.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . deces.matchid.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . 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. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  23. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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