Maurice Nivat

Professor Maurice Nivat Ph.D.
Nivat in 2006
Born	(1937-12-21)21 December 1937 Clermont-Ferrand, France
Died	21 September 2017(2017-09-21) (aged 79)
Nationality	French
Alma mater	Joseph Fourier University
Known for	Theoretical computer science
Awards	French Academy of Sciences Legion d'honneur Ordre national du Mérite Ordre des Palmes Académiques EATCS University of Bologna University of Quebec at Montreal
Scientific career
Fields	Computer science
Institutions	University of Paris
Thesis	Transductions of Chomsky Languages (1967)
Doctoral advisor	Marcel-Paul Schützenberger
Doctoral students	Bruno Courcelle Philippe Flajolet Gérard Huet

Maurice Paul Nivat (21 December 1937 – 21 September 2017) was a French computer scientist. His research in computer science spanned the areas of formal languages, programming language semantics, and discrete geometry. A 2006 citation for an honorary doctorate (Ph.D.) called Nivat one of the fathers of theoretical computer science.^[1] He was a professor at the University Paris Diderot until 2001.