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Denis Papin

French physicist, mathematician and inventor (1647–1713)
Person human Q106208
Denis Papin
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Facts

30 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[29]
Date of birth
August 22, 1647
Date of death
August 26, 1713
Place of birth
Chitenay
Place of death
London
Country of citizenship
Kingdom of France[11]
Occupation
mathematician, physicist, inventor, university teacher, engineer, physician[12]
Employer
Christiaan Huygens, Robert Boyle, Robert Hooke, Giovanni Ambrosio Sarotti, Royal Society, University of Marburg, Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel[14][15][16][17][18][19][20]
Field of work
physics[13]
Educated at
University of Angers, Academy of Saumur[21][22]
Religion or worldview
Huguenots[28]
Award received
Fellow of the Royal Society[24]
Notable work
Steam digester[23]
Work location
Marburg, London[32][33]
Student of
Christiaan Huygens[36]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English, French[47][48]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired
Described by source
Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, Otto's encyclopedia, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, BEIC Digital Library, Yuzhakov Big Encyclopedia, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Physicists: Biographical Dictionary, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46]
Family name
Papin[30]
Given name
Denis[31]
Has works in the collection
Musée des Arts et Métiers
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics
Member of
Royal Society, Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences, French Academy of Sciences[25][26][27]
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Name in native language
Denis Papin
P14536
384862
P14977
RETE064850
Place of burial
St Bride's Church, City of London[10]
Relative
Isaac Papin, Nicolas Papin[34][35]
Writing language
English, French
🏷️ Also known as
en Denis Papin ar دنيس بابان cs Denys Papin cs Dionysius Papin el Διονύσιος Παπίνος el Διονύσιος Παπέν el Ντενί Παπέν el Ντενίς Παπέν fa دنی پاپن he דניס פפן he דניס פפין he דני פפן ja ドニ・パパン ko 드니 파팽 ru Дени Папен ru Папен Д. ru Папен Дени ru Папен, Дени sv Papin uk Дені Папен
🔖 Identifiers · 90
ISNI
0000000114786743, 0000000454514648
VIAF cluster ID
3778172398385.9B (100.3M–3778172398385.9B, n=3)
Library of Congress authority ID
n84233860
GND ID
118739220
Alvin ID
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Arab Encyclopedia concept ID
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BBC Things ID
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BIBSYS ID
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BIU Santé person ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12087889k
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
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CERL Thesaurus ID
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CONOR.SI ID
147246947
CTHS person ID
128872
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11239714
CiNii Research ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
118739220
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118739220
Digital Mechanism and Gear Library ID
24772004
Early Modern Letters Online person ID
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Electronic Enlightenment ID
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Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
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Encyclopædia Universalis ID
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Entomologists of the World ID
20027
FAST ID
144216
FactGrid item ID
Teliucu Superior
Find a Grave memorial ID
214823186
FranceArchives agent ID
696767250
Freebase ID
/m/0l1fj
GeneaStar person ID
papind
Geni.com profile ID
6000000063737778843
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0048904
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Denis_Papin
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
2705613
Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID
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Hessian Biography person (GND) ID
8834
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
46536
IdRef ID
029203368
KBR person ID
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
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Larousse ID
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Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID
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MR Author ID
221211
MacTutor biography ID
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Marburger Professorenkatalog ID
8834
Medvik ID
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Museo Galileo authority ID
61111
Museum-digital ID
9255
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA02873249
NE.se ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLP ID
a0000003438711
NSK (VIAF) ID
000803948
NSK ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Historical Museums of Sweden ID
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National Library of Israel J9U ID
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National Library of Lithuania ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810659797405606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
07368399X
Notable Names Database ID
558/000096270
Obálky knih ID
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Open Library ID
OL667443A
Open Plaques subject ID
5424
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
21249
PMB – Personen der Moderne Basis person ID
152603
Parsifal cluster ID
886694
Past Fellow of the Royal Society ID
NA5721
Project Gutenberg author ID
47251
RERO ID (legacy)
A011316168
Roglo person ID
p=denis;n=papin;oc=1
SBN author ID
UBOV493731
Science Museum people ID
cp2276
Shakeosphere person ID
52144
Six Degrees of Francis Bacon ID
10009300
Symogih.org ID
Actr4025, Actr52049
The Galileo Project ID
papin
Topic's main category
Category:Denis Papin
Treccani ID
denis-papin
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
denis-papin
Vikidia article ID
fr:Denis_Papin
Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija ID
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Wellcome Collection concept ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/7346fcf6-d4fd-47a1-b139-6d9bd4b2fee7
ZOBODAT person ID
150540
ZbMATH author ID
papin.denis

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Employer 6
Christiaan Huygens, Robert Boyle, Robert Hooke, Royal Society, University of Marburg, Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel
Occupation 6
physician, mathematician, engineer, physicist, inventor, university teacher
Described by source 5
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, BEIC Digital Library
Member of 3
Royal Society, French Academy of Sciences, Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences
Educated at 2
University of Angers, Academy of Saumur
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
English, French
Work location 2
London, Marburg
Writing language 2
English, French
Award received 1
Fellow of the Royal Society
Country of citizenship 1
Kingdom of France
FactGrid item ID 1
Teliucu Superior
Family name 1
Papin
Field of work 1
physics
Given name 1
Denis
Has works in the collection 1
Musée des Arts et Métiers
Instance of 1
human
Maintained by WikiProject 1
WikiProject Mathematics
Notable work 1
Steam digester
Place of birth 1
Chitenay
Place of burial 1
St Bride's Church, City of London
Place of death 1
London
Religion or worldview 1
Huguenots
Sex or gender 1
male
Student of 1
Christiaan Huygens
Teachers 1
Christiaan Huygens
← Discoverer or inventor 1
Steam digester
← FactGrid item ID 1
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Summary

Denis Papin was born on August 22, 1647[1], in Chitenay[2]. He died on August 26, 1713[3], in London[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5], physicist[6], inventor[7], university teacher[8], and engineer[9].

Why It Matters

Denis Papin is credited with the discovery of Steam digester[49].

FAQs

Where was Denis Papin born?

Denis Papin was born in Chitenay[2].

Where did Denis Papin die?

Denis Papin died in London[4].

What did Denis Papin do for work?

Denis Papin worked as a mathematician[5], physicist[6], inventor[7], university teacher[8], and engineer[9].

Where did Denis Papin go to school?

Denis Papin was educated at University of Angers[21] and Academy of Saumur[22].

What awards did Denis Papin receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society[24].

What did Denis Papin discover?

Denis Papin is credited as discoverer of Steam digester[49].

Related Entities

Academy of Saumur Christiaan Huygens Kingdom of France London physics Robert Boyle Robert Hooke

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [21] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  6. [22] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  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. [19] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  21. [10] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  22. [28] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [1] ↑ . Q24473809. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  40. [40] ↑ . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  44. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  46. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [47] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  48. [48] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.

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