Constantin Piron

physicist
Person Human Q2995017

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[19]
Date of birth
June 5, 1932
Date of death
May 9, 2012
Place of death
Chexbres, Lausanne[9]
Country of citizenship
Belgium[10]
Doctoral student
Nicolas Gisin, Terje Aaberge, Hugo Fierz, Benoit Boulat, Gaetano D'Emma, Boris Ischi, Diederik Aerts[20][21][22][23][24][25][26]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French, English[29][30]
Birth name
Constantin Paul Joseph François Ghislain Piron[31]
Family name
Piron[27]
Given name
Constantin[28]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics[32]
Student
Øistein Bjørnestad[18]
🏷️ Also known as
en Constantin Piron fa کنستانتین پیرون
🔖 Identifiers · 20
VIAF cluster ID
44359785
GND ID
170567346
BDELIS ID
78617
BIBSYS ID
90139859
Babelio author ID
4152
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12281637p
DDB person (GND) ID
170567346
Described at URL
www.cpironphysicien.ch
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
170567346
Freebase ID
/m/0k84l_5
IdRef ID
031639232
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
170567346
MR Author ID
139970
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
108868
NL CR AUT ID
mub2013771856
NUKAT ID
n01051295
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
15072604X
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJf8tHq6GTD4qPbfRbBVmd
ZbMATH author ID
piron.constantin

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Occupation 3
Doctoral advisor 2
Doctoral advisors 2
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
Place of birth 2
Place of death 2
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Doctoral student 1
Doctoral students 1
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Summary

Constantin Piron was born on June 5, 1932[1], in Paris[2]. He died on May 9, 2012[3], in Chexbres[4]. He worked as a physicist[5], university teacher[6], and engineer[7].

Why It Matters

Constantin Piron's notable doctoral advisees include Nicolas Gisin[33], a quantum physicist[34], b. 1952[35], of Switzerland[36], awarded the Marcel Benoist Prize[37], specialised in quantum physics[38].

FAQs

Where was Constantin Piron born?

Constantin Piron was born in Paris[2].

Where did Constantin Piron die?

Constantin Piron died in Chexbres[4].

What did Constantin Piron do for work?

Constantin Piron worked as a physicist[5], university teacher[6], and engineer[7].

Where did Constantin Piron go to school?

Constantin Piron was educated at University of Lausanne[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . cpironphysicien.ch. Retrieved . cpironphysicien.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Archives de Paris. Retrieved . archives.paris.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . cpironphysicien.ch. Retrieved . cpironphysicien.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [19] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [26] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  24. [1] ↑ . cpironphysicien.ch. Retrieved . cpironphysicien.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [3] ↑ . takingupspacetime.wordpress.com. Retrieved . takingupspacetime.wordpress.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [18] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . Archives de Paris. Retrieved . archives.paris.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → University of Lausanne
    Student → Øistein Bjørnestad
    Place of birth → Paris, 16th arrondissement of Paris
    Languages spoken, written or signed → French, English
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