Raphaël Salem

French mathematician of Greek origin (1898-1963)
Person human Q1398969

Facts

29 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[25]
Date of birth
November 7, 1898
Date of death
June 20, 1963
Place of birth
Thessaloniki
Place of death
Paris
Country of citizenship
France[11]
Ethnic group
Jewish people[13]
Notable work
Salem number[22]
Doctoral student
Stephen H. Crandall[26]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French[31]
Academic thesis
Essais sur les séries trigonometriques[29]
Birth name
Raphaël Salem[32]
Erdős number
+2[34]
Family name
Salem[27]
Given name
Raphaël[28]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics[35]
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Name in native language
Raphaël Salem[33]
Native language
Judaeo-Spanish[12]
🏷️ Also known as
en Raphael Salem en Raphaël Salem ar رافاييل سالم de Raphael Salem el Ραφαέλ Σαλέμ fi Raphael Salem fr Raphael Salem he רפאל סיילם ja サレム ja ラファエル・サレム nl Raphael Salem pt Raphael Salem ru Рафаэль Салем ru Салем, Рафаэль uk Рафаель Салем zh 拉斐爾·塞勒姆
🔖 Identifiers · 27
VIAF cluster ID
64068552
Library of Congress authority ID
n82137067
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
122845521
CiNii Research ID
1140000791822543104
Find a Grave memorial ID
37531813
Freebase ID
/m/0c0xk7
Guggenheim fellows ID
raphael-salem
IdRef ID
031675387
Libris-URI
1zcfhdkk4f91psd
Léonore ID
19800035/398/53361
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Léonore Web ID
336268
MR Author ID
278892
MacTutor biography ID
Salem
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
63456
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA02297920
NUKAT ID
n02047951
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007273159605171
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
069350078
RERO ID (legacy)
A003780051
SBN author ID
PUVV144036
SELIBR ID
238517
SHARE Catalogue author ID
350045
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJdrBYXGvddGTtcFjdjwG3
ZbMATH author ID
salem.raphael

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Educated at 3
Occupation 2
Award received 1
Child 1
Children (paternal) 1
Country of citizenship 1
Doctoral student 1
Doctoral students 1
Family name 1
Given name 1
Instance of 1
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Maintained by WikiProject 1
Member of 1
Named after 1
Native language 1
Notable work 1
Place of birth 1
Place of death 1
Sex or gender 1
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Summary

Raphaël Salem was born on November 7, 1898[1], in Thessaloniki[2]. He died on June 20, 1963[3], in Paris[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5] and university teacher[6].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Raphaël Salem include Salem Prize[36], a science award[37], in France[38], founded in 1968[39].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Raphaël Salem include Salem Prize[36], a science award[37], in France[38], founded in 1968[39].

His notable doctoral advisees include Stephen H. Crandall[40], an engineer[41], 1920–2013[42], of United States[43], awarded the Timoshenko Medal[44].

FAQs

Where was Raphaël Salem born?

Raphaël Salem was born in Thessaloniki[2].

Where did Raphaël Salem die?

Raphaël Salem passed away in Paris[4].

Who were Raphaël Salem's parents?

Raphaël Salem's father was Emmanuel Salem[8].

Who was Raphaël Salem married to?

Raphaël Salem's spouses include Adriana Salem[9].

What did Raphaël Salem do for work?

Raphaël Salem worked as a mathematician[5] and university teacher[6].

Where did Raphaël Salem go to school?

Raphaël Salem was educated at Lycée Condorcet[19], University of Paris[20], and École Centrale Paris[21].

What awards did Raphaël Salem receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[23].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . amiseglisevarengeville.com. amiseglisevarengeville.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . lmrs.math.cnrs.fr. lmrs.math.cnrs.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [19] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  9. [20] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  10. [21] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  19. [7] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [1] ↑ . Léonore database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . doi.org. doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . haaretz.com. haaretz.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . Léonore database. wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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