Édouard Branly

Summary

Édouard Branly is a human^[1]. He was born in Amiens^[2]. He was born on October 23, 1844^[3]. He passed away in Paris^[4]. He died on March 24, 1940^[5]. He worked as a physicist^[6], physician^[7], and university teacher^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (340 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Édouard Branly's place of birth was Amiens^[2].
• Édouard Branly passed away in Paris^[4].
• Édouard Branly died in boulevard Saint-Michel^[10].
• Édouard Branly was born on October 23, 1844^[3].
• Édouard Branly died on March 24, 1940^[5].
• Édouard Branly is buried at Père Lachaise Cemetery^[11].
• Édouard Branly is buried at Grave of Édouard Branly^[12].
• A child of Édouard Branly was Élisabeth Branly-Tournon^[13].
• A child of Édouard Branly was Jeanne Terrat-Branly^[14].
• Édouard Branly held citizenship in France^[15].
• Édouard Branly's professions included physicist^[6].
• Édouard Branly worked as a physician^[7].
• Édouard Branly's professions included university teacher^[8].
• Édouard Branly's field of work was electrical engineering^[16].
• Among Édouard Branly's employers was Catholic University of Paris^[17].
• Édouard Branly was educated at Lycée Henri-IV^[18].
• Édouard Branly was educated at École Normale Supérieure^[19].
• A notable work attributed to Édouard Branly is telemechanics^[20].
• A notable work attributed to Édouard Branly is coherer^[21].
• Édouard Branly received the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour^[22].
• Édouard Branly received the Knight Commander of the Order of St. Gregory the Great^[23].
• Édouard Branly was a member of Société Philomathique de Paris^[24].
• Édouard Branly was a member of French Academy of Sciences^[25].
• Édouard Branly was a member of Royal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium^[26].
• Édouard Branly was a member of Pontifical Academy of Sciences^[27].

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Origins and Family

Édouard Branly was born in Amiens^[2]. He was born on October 23, 1844^[3].

Education

Educated at Lycée Henri-IV^[18], an educational facility^[28], in France^[29], founded in 1796^[30] and École Normale Supérieure^[19], a école normale supérieure^[31], in France^[32], founded in 1794^[33], headquartered in Paris^[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist^[6], physician^[7], and university teacher^[8]. Édouard Branly's field of work was electrical engineering^[16]. Among his employers was Catholic University of Paris^[17].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include telemechanics^[20] and coherer^[21], an electromagnetic sensor^[35]. Things named for Édouard Branly include quai Branly^[36], a riverfront^[37], in France^[38].

Recognition

Awards received include Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour^[22], a grade of an order^[39], in France^[40] and Knight Commander of the Order of St. Gregory the Great^[23], a grade of an order^[41].

Personal Life

Children include Élisabeth Branly-Tournon^[13], a painter^[42], 1889–1972^[43], of France^[44] and Jeanne Terrat-Branly^[14], 1883–1978^[45], awarded the Prix d'Académie^[46].

Death and Burial

Édouard Branly died on March 24, 1940^[5]. Recorded place of death include Paris^[4], a commune of France^[47], in France^[48], founded in -0300^[49] and boulevard Saint-Michel^[10], a boulevard^[50], in France^[51], founded in 1855^[52]. Recorded place of burial include Père Lachaise Cemetery^[11] and Grave of him^[12].

Why It Matters

Édouard Branly ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (340 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[53] He is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[54]

He is credited with the discovery of coherer^[55], an electromagnetic sensor^[56]. Entities named for him include quai Branly^[36], a riverfront^[37], in France^[38].

FAQs

Where was Édouard Branly born?

Édouard Branly was born in Amiens^[2].

Where did Édouard Branly die?

Édouard Branly died in Paris^[4].

What did Édouard Branly do for work?

Édouard Branly worked as physicist^[6], physician^[7], and university teacher^[8].

Where did Édouard Branly go to school?

Édouard Branly was educated at Lycée Henri-IV^[18] and École Normale Supérieure^[19].

What awards did Édouard Branly receive?

Honors received include Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour^[22] and Knight Commander of the Order of St. Gregory the Great^[23].

What did Édouard Branly discover?

Édouard Branly is credited as discoverer of coherer^[55].