Leila Schneps

American mathematician and novelist
Person human Q15915722
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Leila Schneps

Summary

Leila Schneps is a human[1]. Born in Waltham[2], she… she was born on December 22, 1961[3]. She worked as a mathematician[4], novelist[5], and writer[6]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Waltham[2], Leila Schneps…
  • Leila Schneps was born on December 22, 1961[3].
  • A child of Leila Schneps was Coralie Colmez[8].
  • Leila Schneps held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Leila Schneps's professions included mathematician[4].
  • Leila Schneps worked as a novelist[5].
  • Leila Schneps worked as a writer[6].
  • Leila Schneps's field of work was mathematics[10].
  • Leila Schneps's field of work was translation[11].
  • Leila Schneps's field of work was detective literature[12].
  • Leila Schneps's field of work was logic puzzle[13].
  • Leila Schneps held the position of Director of Research at CNRS[14].
  • Among Leila Schneps's employers was ETH Zurich[15].
  • Leila Schneps was employed by Pierre and Marie Curie University[16].
  • Among Leila Schneps's employers was Paris Diderot University[17].
  • Leila Schneps's education included a stint at Radcliffe College[18].
  • Leila Schneps was educated at Marie and Louis Pasteur University[19].
  • Leila Schneps's education included a stint at Harvard University[20].
  • Leila Schneps's doctoral advisor was Guy Henniart[21].
  • Leila Schneps is recorded as female[22].
  • Leila Schneps's instance of is recorded as human[23].
  • Leila Schneps supervised Leonardo Zapponi as a doctoral student[24].
  • Leila Schneps supervised Sarah Carr as a doctoral student[25].
  • Leila Schneps supervised Ismael Souderes as a doctoral student[26].
  • Leila Schneps supervised Benjamin Collas as a doctoral student[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Waltham[2], Leila Schneps… she was born on December 22, 1961[3].

Education

Educated at Radcliffe College[18], a college[28], in United States[29], founded in 1879[30]; Marie and Louis Pasteur University[19], a public university[31], in France[32], founded in 1423[33], headquartered in Besançon[34]; and Harvard University[20], a private university[35], in United States[36], founded in 1636[37], headquartered in Cambridge[38]. Leila Schneps's doctoral advisor was Guy Henniart[21]. She studied under John H Coates[39].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[4], novelist[5], and writer[6]. Fields of work include mathematics[10], an academic discipline[40]; translation[11], an academic major[41]; detective literature[12], a literary genre[42]; and logic puzzle[13], a game genre[43]. Employers include ETH Zurich[15], an institute of technology[44], in Switzerland[45], founded in 1855[46], headquartered in ETH Zurich main building[47]; Pierre and Marie Curie University[16], a university in France[48], in France[49], founded in 1971[50], headquartered in Paris[51]; and Paris Diderot University[17], a university in France[52], in France[53], founded in 1971[54], headquartered in Paris[55]. Leila Schneps held the position of Director of Research at CNRS[14]. Doctoral students include Leonardo Zapponi[24]; Sarah Carr[25]; Ismael Souderes[26]; Benjamin Collas[27], a mathematician[56]; and Samuel Baumard[57].

Personal Life

A child of Leila Schneps was Coralie Colmez[8].

Why It Matters

Leila Schneps ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[7] She has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] She is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]

FAQs

Where was Leila Schneps born?

Leila Schneps was born in Waltham[2].

What did Leila Schneps do for work?

Leila Schneps worked as mathematician[4], novelist[5], and writer[6].

Where did Leila Schneps go to school?

Leila Schneps was educated at Radcliffe College[18], Marie and Louis Pasteur University[19], and Harvard University[20].

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  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [22] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  10. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  16. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  18. [16] . FCT. wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . FCT. wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . theses.fr. theses.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  25. [57] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  26. [3] . wikidata.org.
  27. [39] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  14. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  19. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  24. [52] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  25. [53] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  26. [54] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  27. [55] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  28. [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. [58] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [59] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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