Auguste Piccard

Summary

Auguste Piccard is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Basel^[2]. He was born on January 28, 1884^[3]. He passed away in Chexbres^[4]. He died on March 24, 1962^[5]. He worked as a physicist^[6], explorer^[7], balloonist^[8], Privatdozent^[9], and university teacher^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,149 views/month, #7,036 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Born in Basel^[2], Auguste Piccard…
• Auguste Piccard died in Chexbres^[4].
• Auguste Piccard was born on January 28, 1884^[3].
• Auguste Piccard died on March 24, 1962^[5].
• Auguste Piccard's father was Jules Piccard^[12].
• A child of Auguste Piccard was Jacques Piccard^[13].
• Auguste Piccard held citizenship in Switzerland^[14].
• Auguste Piccard's professions included physicist^[6].
• Auguste Piccard's professions included explorer^[7].
• Auguste Piccard's professions included balloonist^[8].
• Auguste Piccard worked as a Privatdozent^[9].
• Auguste Piccard's professions included university teacher^[10].
• Auguste Piccard's field of work was physics^[15].
• Auguste Piccard's field of work was oceanography^[16].
• Auguste Piccard was educated at ETH Zurich^[17].
• Auguste Piccard was educated at University of Basel^[18].
• Auguste Piccard received the Commander of the Legion of Honour^[19].
• Auguste Piccard received the Rudolf-Diesel-Medaille^[20].
• Auguste Piccard received the honorary doctorate from the University of Strasbourg^[21].
• Auguste Piccard's religion is recorded as reformed^[22].
• Auguste Piccard is recorded as male^[23].
• Auguste Piccard's instance of is recorded as human^[24].
• Auguste Piccard supervised Emile Cherbuliez as a doctoral student^[25].
• Auguste Piccard's Commons category is recorded as Auguste Piccard^[26].
• Auguste Piccard's archives at is recorded as ETH Zurich University Archives^[27].

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Origins and Family

Auguste Piccard's place of birth was Basel^[2]. He was born on January 28, 1884^[3]. His father was Jules Piccard^[12].

Education

Educated at ETH Zurich^[17], an institute of technology^[28], in Switzerland^[29], founded in 1855^[30], headquartered in ETH Zurich main building^[31] and University of Basel^[18], a public research university^[32], in Switzerland^[33], founded in 1460^[34], headquartered in Basel^[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist^[6], explorer^[7], balloonist^[8], Privatdozent^[9], and university teacher^[10]. Fields of work include physics^[15], a branch of science^[36] and oceanography^[16], a field of study^[37]. Auguste Piccard supervised Emile Cherbuliez as a doctoral student^[25].

Recognition

Awards received include Commander of the Legion of Honour^[19], a grade of an order^[38], in France^[39]; Rudolf-Diesel-Medaille^[20], an award^[40], in Germany^[41], founded in 1952^[42]; and honorary doctorate from the University of Strasbourg^[21], an award^[43], in France^[44].

Personal Life

A child of Auguste Piccard was Jacques Piccard^[13]. His religion is recorded as reformed^[22].

Death and Burial

Auguste Piccard died on March 24, 1962^[5]. He died in Chexbres^[4]. The cause of death was myocardial infarction^[45].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Auguste Piccard include Jean-Luc Picard^[46], a human from Star Trek^[47]; he^[48], a mesoscaphe^[49], in Switzerland^[50], founded in 1964^[51]; and Piccard Cove^[52], a cove^[53].

Why It Matters

Auguste Piccard ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,149 views/month, #7,036 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[54] He is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[55]

Entities named for him include Jean-Luc Picard^[46], a human from Star Trek^[47]; he^[48], a mesoscaphe^[49], in Switzerland^[50], founded in 1964^[51]; and Piccard Cove^[52], a cove^[53].

FAQs

Where was Auguste Piccard born?

Auguste Piccard's place of birth was Basel^[2].

Where did Auguste Piccard die?

Auguste Piccard passed away in Chexbres^[4].

Who were Auguste Piccard's parents?

Auguste Piccard's father was Jules Piccard^[12].

What did Auguste Piccard do for work?

Auguste Piccard worked as physicist^[6], explorer^[7], balloonist^[8], Privatdozent^[9], and university teacher^[10].

Where did Auguste Piccard go to school?

Auguste Piccard was educated at ETH Zurich^[17] and University of Basel^[18].

What awards did Auguste Piccard receive?

Honors received include Commander of the Legion of Honour^[19], Rudolf-Diesel-Medaille^[20], and honorary doctorate from the University of Strasbourg^[21].