Auguste Bravais

Summary

Auguste Bravais is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Annonay^[2]. He was born on August 23, 1811^[3]. He died in Le Chesnay^[4]. He died on March 30, 1863^[5]. He worked as a physicist^[6], university teacher^[7], crystallographer^[8], mathematician^[9], and astronomer^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (79 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Auguste Bravais was born in Annonay^[2].
• Auguste Bravais passed away in Le Chesnay^[4].
• Auguste Bravais was born on August 23, 1811^[3].
• Auguste Bravais died on March 30, 1863^[5].
• Auguste Bravais's father was Francois-Victor Bravais^[12].
• Auguste Bravais held citizenship in France^[13].
• Auguste Bravais worked as a physicist^[6].
• Auguste Bravais's professions included university teacher^[7].
• Auguste Bravais worked as a crystallographer^[8].
• Auguste Bravais worked as a mathematician^[9].
• Auguste Bravais worked as an astronomer^[10].
• Auguste Bravais's professions included botanist^[14].
• Auguste Bravais's field of work was physics^[15].
• Among Auguste Bravais's employers was University of Lyon^[16].
• Auguste Bravais was educated at École polytechnique^[17].
• Auguste Bravais was educated at Collège Stanislas de Paris^[18].
• Auguste Bravais received the Officer of the Legion of Honour^[19].
• Auguste Bravais was a member of Société Philomathique de Paris^[20].
• Auguste Bravais was a member of French Academy of Sciences^[21].
• Auguste Bravais was a member of Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities^[22].
• Auguste Bravais was a member of Académie des sciences, belles-lettres et arts de Lyon^[23].
• Auguste Bravais is recorded as male^[24].
• Auguste Bravais's instance of is recorded as human^[25].
• Auguste Bravais's Commons category is recorded as Auguste Bravais^[26].
• The cause of death was unknown^[27].

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Origins and Family

Auguste Bravais was born in Annonay^[2]. He was born on August 23, 1811^[3]. His father was Francois-Victor Bravais^[12].

Education

Educated at École polytechnique^[17], a grande école^[28], in France^[29], founded in 1794^[30], headquartered in Palaiseau^[31] and Collège Stanislas de Paris^[18], a school^[32], in France^[33], founded in 1804^[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist^[6], university teacher^[7], crystallographer^[8], mathematician^[9], astronomer^[10], and botanist^[14]. Auguste Bravais's field of work was physics^[15]. Among his employers was University of Lyon^[16].

Recognition

Auguste Bravais received the Officer of the Legion of Honour^[19].

Death and Burial

Auguste Bravais died on March 30, 1863^[5]. He passed away in Le Chesnay^[4]. The cause of death was unknown^[27].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Auguste Bravais include Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient^[35], a type of statistic^[36]; Bravais lattice^[37], a method^[38]; and Bravaisberget^[39], a mountain^[40], in Norway^[41].

Why It Matters

Auguste Bravais ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (79 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]

He is credited with the discovery of Bravais lattice^[44], a method^[45]. Entities named for him include Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient^[35], a type of statistic^[36]; Bravais lattice^[37], a method^[38]; and Bravaisberget^[39], a mountain^[40], in Norway^[41].

FAQs

Where was Auguste Bravais born?

Born in Annonay^[2], Auguste Bravais…

Where did Auguste Bravais die?

Auguste Bravais passed away in Le Chesnay^[4].

Who were Auguste Bravais's parents?

Auguste Bravais's father was Francois-Victor Bravais^[12].

What did Auguste Bravais do for work?

Auguste Bravais worked as physicist^[6], university teacher^[7], crystallographer^[8], mathematician^[9], and astronomer^[10].

Where did Auguste Bravais go to school?

Auguste Bravais was educated at École polytechnique^[17] and Collège Stanislas de Paris^[18].

What awards did Auguste Bravais receive?

Honors received include Officer of the Legion of Honour^[19].

What did Auguste Bravais discover?

Auguste Bravais is credited as discoverer of Bravais lattice^[44].