Nicolas Bourbaki
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Summary
Nicolas Bourbaki is a collective pseudonym[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of collective pseudonym entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,409 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Field of work: mathematics[3]
- Notable work: Elements of Mathematics[4]
- Country: France[5]
- Sex or gender: male[6]
- Instance of: fictional human[7], scientific society[8], nonprofit organization[9]
- Headquarters location: École Normale Supérieure[10], rue d'Ulm[11]
- Commons category: Bourbaki[12]
- Industry: translation and interpretation[13]
- Archives at: French Academy of Sciences[14]
- Inception: 1935[15]
- Official website: http://www.bourbaki.ens.fr/[16], https://bourbaki.fr[17], https://www.bourbaki.fr/index-de.html[18], https://www.bourbaki.fr/index-en.html[19], https://www.bourbaki.fr/index-es.html[20]
- Topic's main category: Category:Nicolas Bourbaki[21]
- Floruit: 1950[22]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: French[23]
- Official name: ASS COLLAB NICOLAS BOURBAKI[24]
- Legal form: association under the French law of 1901[25], declared association[26]
- Stack Exchange tag: https://hsm.stackexchange.com/tags/bourbaki[27], https://mathoverflow.net/tags/bourbaki[28]
- Native label: Nicolas Bourbaki[29]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Nicolas Bourbaki include Séminaire Nicolas Bourbaki[30], a French mathematical seminar[31], in France[32], founded in 1948[33].
Why It Matters
Nicolas Bourbaki has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 62 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]
It has been cited as an influence by Leonidas Alaoglu[36], a mathematician[37], 1914–1981[38], of Canada[39], specialised in mathematics[40].
It is credited with the discovery of magma[41] and Bourbaki dangerous bend symbol[42], a mathematical symbol[43]. Works attributed to it include Elements of Mathematics[44], a treatise[45]. Entities named for it include Séminaire Nicolas Bourbaki[30], a French mathematical seminar[31], in France[32], founded in 1948[33].
FAQs
Who did Nicolas Bourbaki influence?
Nicolas Bourbaki has been cited as an influence by Leonidas Alaoglu[36].
What did Nicolas Bourbaki discover?
Nicolas Bourbaki is credited as discoverer of magma[41] and Bourbaki dangerous bend symbol[42].