Jean-Marie Souriau

French mathematician and physicist (1922–2012)
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Summary

Jean-Marie Souriau was born on June 3, 1922[1], in 6th arrondissement of Paris[2]. He died on March 15, 2012[3], in Aix-en-Provence[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5] and physicist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (171 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Place of birth: Paris[8]
  • Date of birth: 1922[9]
  • Date of death: 2012[10]
  • Country of citizenship: France[11]
  • Field of work: mathematics[12], mathematical physics[13]
  • Employer: University of Provence - Aix-Marseille I[14]
  • Educated at: École Normale Supérieure[15]
  • Doctoral advisor: Joseph Pérès[16], André Lichnerowicz[17]
  • Student: Patrick Joseph Iglesias-Zemmour[18], Roland Triay[19], Christian Duval[20], Péter A. Horváthy[21]
  • Member of: International Astronomical Union[22]
  • Sex or gender: male[23]
  • Doctoral student: Paul Donato[24], François Ziegler[25], Henri-Hugues Fliche[26], Claude Michel Vallee[27], Gijs M. Tuynman[28]
  • Commons category: Jean-Marie Souriau[29]
  • Family name: Souriau[30]
  • Given name: Jean-Marie[31]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: French[32]
  • Name in native language: Jean-Marie Souriau[33]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[34]
  • P14528: 29475[35]

Why It Matters

Jean-Marie Souriau has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

Where was Jean-Marie Souriau born?

Jean-Marie Souriau was born in 6th arrondissement of Paris[2].

Where did Jean-Marie Souriau die?

Jean-Marie Souriau died in Aix-en-Provence[4].

What did Jean-Marie Souriau do for work?

Jean-Marie Souriau worked as a mathematician[5] and physicist[6].

Where did Jean-Marie Souriau go to school?

Jean-Marie Souriau was educated at École Normale Supérieure[15].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Fichier des personnes décédées mirror. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . Fichier des personnes décédées mirror. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [23] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [24] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [25] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [26] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [27] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [28] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [9] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . smf.emath.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [10] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [18] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  28. [19] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  29. [20] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  30. [21] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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