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 boulevard Saint-Michel^[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 (59 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 boulevard Saint-Michel^[4].
• 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^[10].
• Édouard Branly is buried at Grave of Édouard Branly^[11].
• A child of Édouard Branly was Élisabeth Branly-Tournon^[12].
• A child of Édouard Branly was Jeanne Terrat-Branly^[13].
• Édouard Branly held citizenship in France^[14].
• Édouard Branly worked as a physicist^[6].
• Édouard Branly's professions included physician^[7].
• Édouard Branly worked as a university teacher^[8].
• Édouard Branly's field of work was electrical engineering^[15].
• Édouard Branly was employed by Catholic University of Paris^[16].
• Édouard Branly's education included a stint at Lycée Henri-IV^[17].
• Édouard Branly was educated at École Normale Supérieure^[18].
• A notable work attributed to Édouard Branly is telemechanics^[19].
• A notable work attributed to Édouard Branly is coherer^[20].
• Édouard Branly received the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour^[21].
• Édouard Branly received the Knight Commander of the Order of St. Gregory the Great^[22].
• Édouard Branly was a member of Société Philomathique de Paris^[23].
• Édouard Branly was a member of French Academy of Sciences^[24].
• Édouard Branly was a member of Royal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium^[25].
• Édouard Branly was a member of Pontifical Academy of Sciences^[26].
• Édouard Branly is recorded as male^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

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

Education

Educated at Lycée Henri-IV^[17], an educational facility^[28], in France^[29], founded in 1796^[30] and École Normale Supérieure^[18], 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^[15]. Among his employers was Catholic University of Paris^[16].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include telemechanics^[19] and coherer^[20], 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^[21], a grade of an order^[39], in France^[40] and Knight Commander of the Order of St. Gregory the Great^[22], a grade of an order^[41].

Personal Life

Children include Élisabeth Branly-Tournon^[12], a painter^[42], 1889–1972^[43], of France^[44] and Jeanne Terrat-Branly^[13], 1883–1978^[45], awarded the Prix d'Académie^[46].

Death and Burial

Édouard Branly died on March 24, 1940^[5]. He passed away in boulevard Saint-Michel^[4]. Recorded place of burial include Père Lachaise Cemetery^[10] and Grave of him^[11].

Why It Matters

Édouard Branly ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (59 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[47] He is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[48]

He is credited with the discovery of coherer^[49], an electromagnetic sensor^[50]. 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 boulevard Saint-Michel^[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^[17] and École Normale Supérieure^[18].

What awards did Édouard Branly receive?

Honors received include Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour^[21] and Knight Commander of the Order of St. Gregory the Great^[22].

What did Édouard Branly discover?

Édouard Branly is credited as discoverer of coherer^[49].